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North Korea the Defining Issue of the Trump Presidency

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Posted: July 30th, 2017

By Michael J. Morell

During his 33-year career at CIA, Michael Morell served as Deputy Director for over three years, a job in which he managed the Agency's day-to-day operations, represented the Agency at the White House and Congress, and maintained the Agency's relationships with intelligence services and foreign leaders around the world.  Michael also served twice as Acting Director. Michael's senior assignments at CIA also included serving for two years as the Director of Intelligence, the Agency's top analyst, and for two years as Executive Director, the CIA's top administrator—managing human resources, the budget, security, and information technology. Michael was the only person who was both with President Bush on September 11th, and with President Obama on May 1st, when Bin Laden was brought to justice.

Editor’s Note: Amidst harsh rhetoric from both U.S. President Donald Trump and the North Korean regime, tensions are currently extremely elevated. After North Korea’s missile test at the end of July, The Cipher Brief revisits its conversation with Michael Morell on Kim Jong-un’s actions and intent.

 American, South Korean and Japanese jets marked the skies over East Asia Sunday morning, as the U.S. and its allies sought to demonstrate resolve in the face of yet another North Korean missile test. 

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