Secretary Clinton said the Chinese understand the gravity of the situation on the Korean peninsula, where tensions have risen sharply following the March 26 torpedo attack that sank a South Korean warship, killing 46 sailors.

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Mr Gates replied evenly that a stealth torpedo attack was quite different from enforcing a coastal blockade.

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An attack on Iran could torpedo the Middle East and the global economy, given the effect it would have on energy prices.

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Like sailors on a destroyer, Stephanopoulos and his crew have drilled and plotted and practiced for attack so that when Dole launches a torpedo, their countermeasures are ready to go in an instant.

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