Trump goes nuclear

[Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [undefined]( A car or a van - totally ubiquitous, potentially deadly. In the last 10 days, there have been three vehicle attacks: on soldiers in Paris; on protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia; and on shoppers and tourists in Barcelona. Details are still emerging from the latest deadly attack, but it is clear that vehicles have become the weapon of choice for terrorists wishing to create a spectacle, or for those without access to other methods of destruction. There is, unfortunately, probably also a copycat effect: one attack ignites the thought of another. This week has also shown that there is no situation so horrific that Donald Trump can't make it worse. He responded to the Barcelona attack by suggesting that police should dip their bullets in pigs' blood when dealing with Islamist terror. (An idea which would become a staple of jihadi propaganda for decades to come.) He was more reluctant to talk tough about the Neo-Nazis in Virginia, however, saying the group contained "fine people" and that he condemned violence on both sides. In the magazine this week, we consider another set of worrying statements by the US president: his grandstanding with the equally unpredictable supreme leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-un. John Bew and Isabel Hilton look at the nuclear stand-off, and ask if China, Russia - or anyone - can cool down the conflict. Helen [@helenlewis]( Editor's Picks [Britain has built a national myth on winning the Second World War, but it's distorting our politics]( Jonn Elledge argues that the impending humiliation of Brexit is going to have a lot more in common with Suez. [Meet Anne Marie Waters - the Ukip politician too extreme for Nigel Farage]( James Bloodworth profiles the Islamophobic Ukip leadership candidate. [The love affairs of Stan Laurel: "If I had to do it over again things would be different"]( John Connolly considers the English comedian, Stan Laurel, who led a Hollywood love life as chaotic as his films' plots. [If tattoos could talk: Kate Mossman on Glen Campbell's life in music]( The late singer made a trade of music, and made it look easy. [Bertie Carvel's diary: What would the French think about infidelity in Doctor Foster?]( The actor's thoughts on cheating husbands, Rupert Murdoch's squeamishness and reading the labels at art galleries. [www.NewStatesman.com]( ["We're not going to change": Barcelona defies terror with a return to normality]( Jose Miguel Calatayud reports from the Spanish city, after an attack which killed 14 and injured scores more. ["I was almost brainwashed by him": How male YouTubers get away with preying on young fans]( Amelia Tait on how little is being done to tackle the problem. [podcast]( mailto:emmab@complianceonline.media?subject=Sub-Editor London To unsubscribe click: [here](