North Korea's official news agency distributed this photo, purportedly of the rocket launch. KCNA
Justin Bronk, BBC: North Korea: What are the military options?
President Trump has said "all options are on the table" after North Korea fired a missile over Japan. So what could military action against Kim Jong-un's regime actually look like?
As a ballistic missile passed over the Japanese island of Hokkaido residents were warned to take cover.
The launch was a provocative act, which has been followed by warnings from the North Korean regime that it was just a "first step".
The UN and several nations have imposed sanctions on North Korea, while President Trump said he was considering the next steps.
But while the US has unrivalled military strength, the range of options it actually has against the hermit country are limited.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- August 30, 2017
N. Korea's Hwasong-12 Launch: Disturbing Development -- Michael Elleman, 38 North
Kim’s latest: Why he did it and what to do about it -- Uwe parpart, Asia Times
Will North Korea make missiles over Japan the new normal? -- Kim Tong-Hyung, AP
Implications of the Hokkaido missile miss -- Stephen Bryen, Asia Times
Post-Apartheid South Africa Is Failing the People It Liberated -- Lynsey Chutel, Quartz
How Russia Can Help the United States Defuse the Korean Crisis -- Georgy Toloraya, 38 North
Brexit Is Beginning to Look Like No Brexit -- Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg View
Socialism Set Fire to Venezuela's Oil Crisis -- Julian Adorney, RealClearWorld
Why Lethal Aid Can't Help Ukraine -- Julie Thompson, National Interest
Trump’s Interest in India Sends China Strong Message -- Simon Palamar, Toronto Star
Talking Tough to Pakistan Is Not a New Strategy -- Daniel R. DePetris, National Interest
Trump’s Afghan policy riddled with flaws -- Hammal Kashani, Asia Times
Hurricane Harvey's Toll on Texas Energy -- Stratfor
A win for Trump’s gas diplomacy -- Agnia Grigas, Reuters
Calculating the Risk of Preventive War -- Max Boot, Strategika
Are we running out of fresh water? -- Katharina Wecker, DW
