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North Korea’s nuclear progress, Burma’s papal visit, and more
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North Korea on Tuesday after a 74-day pause in its missile testing activities. from the Trump administration was limited to a tweet promising to “take care of it.” After the test was concluded, North Korea declared itself a and is believed to have the capacity to launch a missile that would hit the continental United States. This new reality needs a strong U.S. response—and Mira Rapp-Hooper that the Trump administration needs to understand that demanding disarmament is no longer on the table. Any future negotiation on in their evaluation of the threat North Korea poses.

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