1.   A diplomatic nuclear deal is worth a try.

2.   But that approach, never very convincing, has been hurt further by the nuclear deal with Moscow.

3.   Gore mentioned the importance of completing a nuclear deal, signed last January, to rid Ukraine of its nuclear weapons.

4.   It seems unlikely that outside pressure will kill the Iranian nuclear deal at this point.

5.   North Korea will respond to the breakdown of the nuclear deal, he says, by restarting its nuclear program and resuming its missile tests.

6.   North Korea, in turn, has said it might repudiate the whole nuclear deal if those oil supplies are interrupted.

7.   Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said she would challenge Jiang on human rights, and she was also critical of the nuclear deal.

8.   The missiles do not violate the nuclear agreement, but they may drive Japan to stop financing the nuclear deal.

9.   Washington should make every reasonable effort to keep the nuclear deal alive.

10.   Washington and its allies have delayed signing an agreement on funds for the nuclear deal and Japan also plans to suspend food assistance and talks on diplomatic recognition.