North Korea
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Congratulations North Korea!
Should we be worried about Kim Jong-un? Low-info voters don't think so.
North Korea's Nukes
The U.N. Security Council held an emergency, closed-door meeting [Wednesday] morning to discuss North Korea's claim that it successfully tested a hydrogen bomb. The underground detonation was some kind of nuclear device, but intelligence analysts are skeptical, for the moment at least, that it was in fact a hydrogen bomb. If it was a hydrogen bomb, the national security threats to our allies and us would grow significantly.
Nurturing a Crucial Alliance
South Korean President Park Geun-hye is in Washington this week as the third of President Obama's summit trifecta with Northeast Asian leaders. She has the opportunity to address growing regional security challenges and reassert an important Korean role on the world stage. When I attended President Park's inauguration in 2013, I stated that I had "every confidence that she would carry South Korea's success and the relationship with the United States to new heights." Two years later, I believe my confidence was well-placed.
Escaping Tyranny
North Korea is called the "worst place on earth" for good reason. Thousands of people are tortured. Some North Koreans eat rodents to try to survive, and many starve anyway. In winter, they freeze. No one but the dictator has any true freedom, and no one is allowed to leave. One person who understands that is Yeonmi Park. Now she's 22. But for 16 years, she did amazing things "In Order to Live." That is the title of her new book.
North Korea Puts Nuclear Reactor Back Online
Iran isn't the only player actively working to attain nuclear weapons.
Bill Clinton Wanted to Speak to North Korea, Congo
He didn't, but it's still awfully sleazy.