The Nuclear Option
Diplomacy 1. The art or practice of conducting international relations, as in negotiating alliances, treaties, and agreements. 2. Tact or skill in dealing with people "The days of strategic patience are over--all options are on the table." Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Translation: Expect to have your nation obliterated at any time. This was the dialogue conducted last week between the American Secretary of State and a representative of the North Korean government. Yesterday, President Trump underscored the point warning of a "major, major conflict" with North Korea over its nuclear and ballistic missile programs. . The American government has made it clear--it considers the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un, to be a madman. What makes the situation twice as dangerous is that the United States doesn't have a particularly high regard for the sanity of its own leadership. The possibilities for negotiation behind