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Kim Jong Un: The Hardest Intelligence Target

The most dangerous nuclear threat to the United States requires understanding the intentions of just one man.
Source: Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) / Reuters

North Korea lit some nasty fireworks on July 4th, successfully testing a long-range missile capable of hitting Alaska. The test sent jitters up the spines of American national security officials—for good reason. The Hermit Kingdom hasn’t yet been able to put a nuclear warhead atop an intercontinental ballistic missile, but it is getting there faster than intelligence analysts expected. All the trend lines are bad. Yields from North Korea’s nuclear tests

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