Usually countries build nuclear weapons in secret—but not North Korea.
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Kim Jong Un has a predictable purpose and a plan.
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By Joseph Bosco, RealClearDefense: “The secretary and the president must soon come to grips with the reality that decades of U.S. policy have advanced neither our moral aspirations for the North Korean people nor the security of South Korea, Japan, and the United States.”
By Will Kirby, Express: “After North Korea's UN envoy said the country would never bow down to international pressure and give up its nuclear weapons program, diplomatic means of addressing the hostilities appear to have been sidelined in favor of military action.”
U.S., SOUTH KOREA:
South Korea to Temporarily Deploy Four Remaining THAAD Launchers
From Reuters: “South Korea said on Monday it will temporarily deploy four remaining launchers for a U.S. THAAD missile defense system after the completion of an environmental assessment by the government.”
U.S., SOUTH KOREA:
South Korea’s Defense Minister: Bring Back U.S. Tactical Nukes
By Anna Fifield, The Washington Post: “South Korea’s defense minister on Monday said it was worth reviewing the redeployment of American tactical nuclear weapons to the Korean Peninsula to guard against the North, a step that analysts warn would sharply increase the risk of an accidental conflict.”