The Trump administration is threatening to use military force to stop North Korea's nuclear program, which could mean war. With North Korea poised to carry out a new nuclear test, the US and its allies will soon have to make a hard and dangerous choice.
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North Korean nuclear program causes new tensions with US
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April 30, 2021
Biden’s new North Korea policy is an extended hand to Kim Jong Un
What "denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula" really means.
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March 25, 2021
Why North Korea is ramping up missile tests again
Kim Jong Un has both military and diplomatic reasons to launch a series of missiles.
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March 24, 2021
North Korea tested missiles again. It’s not as scary as it sounds.
North Korea’s first missile test during Joe Biden’s presidency wasn’t meant as a challenge to him.
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October 13, 2020
North Korea has unveiled new weapons, showing Trump failed to tame its nuclear program
North Korea has become a stronger nuclear power on Trump’s watch.
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October 1, 2020
Exclusive: New poll shows few Americans approve of Trump’s handling of North Korea
It also turns out about one in 10 Americans has heard of the Oscar-winning South Korean film Parasite.
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May 1, 2020
Kim Jong Un is alive. And he’s ... at a fertilizer factory.
Why Kim was absent for three weeks is still a mystery.
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April 23, 2020
The rumors of Kim Jong Un’s “grave” illness, explained
Is the North Korean leader sick? Dead? Missing? Here’s what we know.
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December 5, 2019
Trump once suggested all of Seoul’s 10 million residents move to avoid North Korean threat
A new book details this stunning moment from early in Trump’s presidency.
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October 17, 2019
The serious message behind Kim Jong Un’s silly horse photos
Yes it’s hilarious, but it’s no joke.
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October 2, 2019
Exclusive: Here’s the nuclear proposal the US plans to offer North Korea this weekend
It’s less than the all-or-nothing approach Washington has taken so far.
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September 30, 2019
John Bolton finally says what he really thinks about Trump’s North Korea policy
Bolton slams Trump in his first public remarks since leaving the White House.
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September 23, 2019
The optimistic case for a US-North Korea deal, explained by a top South Korean official
Moon Chung-in, a top adviser to South Korean President Moon Jae-in, says there’s an over 70 percent chance of a US-North Korea deal by year’s end.
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August 15, 2019
North Korea continues to test weapons. Trump continues not to care.
The president will likely shrug off this latest test like he has the other recent ones.
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August 12, 2019
North Korea’s new weapons, and how they affect Trump’s nuclear deal hopes, explained
"This is an intentional reminder that if diplomacy fails, North Korea will only be stronger and more capable today than it was four years ago," said one expert.
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August 5, 2019
North Korea just tested its fourth set of projectiles in under 2 weeks
North Korea keeps testing weapons to get Trump’s attention. He likely won’t listen.
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August 1, 2019
North Korea just carried out its third missile test in over a week
Trump probably won’t care.
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July 30, 2019
North Korea tests missiles for the second time in a week
It’s likely a message for South Korea and President Trump.
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July 26, 2019
Trump is letting Kim Jong Un do almost anything he wants
Missile tests. Building provocative submarines. It’s all good.
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July 24, 2019
North Korea just fired 2 “projectiles” — curiously timed to Bolton’s trip to South Korea
This is a test for Trump.
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July 23, 2019
North Korea just revealed one of its most potentially dangerous weapons yet
The revelation is clearly a message for Trump.
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July 8, 2019
Iran is enriching uranium and breaking the limit set by the nuclear deal. Here’s what that means.
Uranium enrichment is a critical step in making nuclear energy and nuclear weapons.
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July 1, 2019
The one big benefit to Trump’s diplomacy with Kim Jong Un
Minimizing the chance of war is nothing to scoff at.
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June 20, 2019
The secret life of Kim Jong Un
Anna Fifield’s new book on the North Korean dictator reveals the man behind the missiles.
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June 3, 2019
Top North Korean official in trouble for failed Trump summit reappears in public
It seems to refute reports that he was in a reeducation camp.
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May 31, 2019
The possible killing of top North Korean diplomats after the failed Trump summit, explained
If true, it’s a very big deal. But it could just as easily be fake news.