North Korea Threat Greatest to Neighbors but Looms for U.S.

The nightmarish threat of North Korea’s nuclear weapons program appears more real than ever, but the devil is in the details.

This summer’s most recent round of tension came after the successful test by North Korea of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) potentially capable of reaching the U.S. mainland, and fueled by the the war of words between President Donald Trump and North Korea.

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