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Those ‘fake’ North Korean ICBMs may actually be able to reach Seattle

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea is the butt of many jokes. Its military parades, for one, offer an eclectic mix of the clownish and terrifying. With blocks of goose-stepping soldiers in Soviet-style uniforms, tanks in formation, and a pudgy young dictator looking on, the scene is fitting for a cheesy 1960s propaganda broadcast — or even the next Austin Powers movie.

By Geoffrey Cain
PRI’s The World

Nov 10, 2013

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Cockpit Confucian: Why the racial mudslinging in the Asiana tragedy?

SEOUL, South Korea — It started out as an airline tragedy. Then it grew into a racially charged row. On Monday, Asiana Airlines announced it will sue a San Francisco television broadcaster for defamation — after a news anchor unknowingly read a distasteful ethnic joke on air, thinking it was a major scoop.

By Geoffrey Cain
PRI’s The World

Jul 16, 2013

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Should we trust the Pentagon on North Korea?

SEOUL, South Korea — Last month, the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) — the Pentagon’s intelligence arm — reported “with moderate confidence” in an intelligence assessment that North Korea had mastered a startling technology: the ability to shrink a nuclear warhead and place it on a crude missile.

By Geoffrey Cain
PRI’s The World

Apr 18, 2013

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Honoring the Great Leader with a ballistic missile?

South Korean media are reporting that Korean and US intelligence satellites have spotted North Korea moving what appears to be medium-range ballistic missiles to its east coast. Meanwhile, the regime said on Thursday that it has the “final approval” to launch “merciless” military assaults against the US, including the use of nuclear weapons.

By Geoffrey Cain
PRI’s The World

Apr 4, 2013

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