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Rteacher



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PostPosted: Mon Nov 14, 2016 11:54 am    Post subject: Trump and North Korea? ... Reply with quote
Maybe his buddy Putin will keep things cool, but this former U.S. envoy under George W. Bush thinks otherwise ... https://www.yahoo.com/news/m/eb38f0fd-679c-3f9f-8f02-fa11882d1248/ss_former-us-envoy%3A-don%E2%80%99t-expect.html

Mike Rogers, referred to in that article as a potentially moderating/stabilizing influence, is now out - as are practically all national security professionals with any independent perspective or relevant experience ...
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/16/us/politics/trump-transition.html
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Rteacher



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 01, 2017 8:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
We might find out the Trump team's NK strategy pretty soon ...
https://www.yahoo.com/news/north-koreas-kim-says-close-test-launch-icbm-041627684.html
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 03, 2017 12:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-north-korea-nuclear-weapon-233109

From Trump's Twitter account:

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North Korea just stated that it is in the final stages of developing a nuclear weapon capable of reaching parts of the U.S. It won't happen!


Trump assures us it won't happen.

In any case, this is justification for moving away from China. If the PRC cannot keep their vassal under control, the US might as well just dump arms on Taiwan.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 03, 2017 4:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Doesn't Trump's assurance that "it won't happen" imply some kind of preemptive strike on NK - which is not much assurance of safety for those residing in South Korea ...
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 27, 2017 10:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Mikhail Gorbachev warns that "It looks like the world is preparing for war", and North Korea continues to do its part by stepping up its nuclear program ... https://www.yahoo.com/news/north-korea-appears-restarted-plutonium-reactor-think-tank-193954038.html
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