EPISODE · Apr 19, 2017 · 12 MIN
North Korea Probably Can’t Strike the US Yet—But It’s Still Plenty Scary
from Security, Spoken · host WIRED
National security experts and North Korea watchers say the reclusive countrymay test a nuclear bomb on Saturday, the ‘Day of the Sun’ holiday that marks the birthday of national father Kim Il-sung. The Hermit Kingdom’s recent saber-rattling prompted the United States to dispatch the Vinson carrier group as a show of force, and President Trump has not ruled out a pre-emptive strike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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National security experts and North Korea watchers say the reclusive countrymay test a nuclear bomb on Saturday, the ‘Day of the Sun’ holiday that marks the birthday of national father Kim Il-sung. The Hermit Kingdom’s recent saber-rattling prompted the United States to dispatch the Vinson carrier group as a show of force, and President Trump has not ruled out a pre-emptive strike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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North Korea Probably Can’t Strike the US Yet—But It’s Still Plenty Scary
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