Day 1,884: collude, incinerate, spurned, mercurial

China, Iran, Russia and North Korea are co-operating on military matters and could collude on missile technology, too.

Now it has nuclear missiles that could incinerate American cities.

North Korea has spurned offers to talk; Iran is mercurial.

Reluctantly, America eyes building more nuclear weapons

Artwork of the day 
Cupid spurning riches
Guercino
Style: Baroque
Genre: allegorical painting
Media: oil, canvas

Word of the day 
collude: to act together secretly or illegally in order to deceive or cheat someone:
incinerate: to burn something completely:
spurn: to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that thing or person is not worth having:
mercurial: changing suddenly and often:

Quote of the day
“It was like the entire world was colluding to make me feel insane, and it was doing a really good job.”

― Maureen Johnson, The Name of the Star