The Australian argues that the message the mother of all bombs sent was that the Trump administration means business - in beating back Islamic State and in dealing with Kim Jong-uns nuclear madness and Syrias murderous Assad regime.
The Australian points out that North Korea's failed missile test does not diminish the gravity of the threat Kim Jong-uns unhinged totalitarian regime poses to our region. Nor does it lessen the urgent need for concerted action to put an end to Pyongyangs nuclear menace.
It also calls on China to play an active role in addressing the rising threat posed by North Korea.
It is estimated that North Korea now has between 20 and 40 atomic weapons. And North Koreas announcement that it had successfully tested a hydrogen bomb was met with shock and surprise around the world.
The paper says cool heads and the utmost caution are needed in the Korean crisis. But so, too, is something that has been missing for too long in confronting Pyongyang - strong leadership from the White House.
The United States dropped a massive GBU-43 mother of all bombs, the largest non-nuclear bomb it has ever used in combat, in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday against a series of caves used by Islamic State militants. It was the first time the United States has used this size of bomb in a conflict.
The Australian argues that the use of the GBU-43 bomb was a sharp reminder of the military power the US has at its disposal. And the message the bomb sent was that the Trump administration means business - in beating back Islamic State and in dealing with Kim Jong-uns nuclear madness and Syrias murderous Assad regime, backed by Russia, Iran and Hezbollah.
