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On the face of it this sounds like pretty huge news. A sign of increasing US investment in the SCS.
First for clarification North Korea doesn't actually have a working hydrogen bomb. The estimated yield of their most recent detonation is somewhere around half that of the bomb dropped on hiroshima. If they were attempting to test a hydrogen bomb, it was a dud.
Second, the North Korean...
Well for what its worth I thin the Iranian govt acted professionally here in releasing US troops in an expeditious manner along with their equipment . Propaganda photo ops were not exactly unexpected given the US and Iran aren't buddy buddy, just somewhat less hostile than before given a deal...
I am skeptical on whether a reunification would lead to Korea becoming a nuclear power. As it is Kim has not conducted a successful nuclear test. All the tests have been duds that have not achieved full ignition. The attempts are galling enough though for the international community and South...
I'm skeptical of how a FTA will translate into improved political relations. If China is still seen as a security threat, which it should be given its support of North Korea, the primary security threat to South Korea, then i feel political relations will remain unchanged, with South Korea...