There is even loose talk of creating an "anti-China bloc" in north-east Asia, an idea that would delight American and Japanese hawks and North Korean hardliners but which could be disastrous for almost everyone else.
Losing PST files can be disastrous for most people.
Politically, this has been disastrous for Labour.
"Earnings haven't been disastrous for the quarter".
That bet has been disastrous for plenty of homeowners.
Our fragmented, underfunded system has been disastrous for many.
But there is growing expectation that there could well be a rate rise soon – and that could be disastrous for anyone in debt as it will almost certainly lead to higher costs for borrowing.
Nick Bostrom, in his new book SuperIntelligence, argues that the creation of an artificial intelligence with human-level intelligence will be followed fairly soon by the existence of an almost omnipotent superintelligence, with consequences that may well be disastrous for humanity.
"These figures are disastrous for the Labour Party, disastrous.
It's disastrous for his political project.
