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North Korea fires intercontinental ballistic missile after threatening US (www.bbc.com)

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[–] fist_of_fartitude@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 year ago

They’re kept afloat by China, basically. Chaos in NK has the potential to spill over the Yalu and cause problems in China.Plus, Seoul is within artillery range of the DMZ, so any “kinetic” end to the regime is quite risky.