Japan and the U.S. will agree this week to jointly develop an interceptor missile to counter hypersonic warheads being developed by China, Russia and North Korea, Japan’s Yomiuri newspaper said on Sunday.

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    I see it as an implicit admission that everyone needs to start thinking about how to handle the likely eventual breakup of the Russian federation into warlord-controlled sub-states.

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      That is also another consideration. The question is what would be worse? The current situation or that one?

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        Each has its advantages and drawbacks, but it’s not an outcome that can be fully controlled by anyone.