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December 14, 2012

West Must Stop Overreacting to North Korea

Simon Jenkins, The Guardian

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Big missiles and nuclear weapons do not topple states, conventional arms do. Their menace is political, not military.

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TAGGED: United States, Kim Jong-un, North Korea

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