memeorandum: In Pyongyang, Bluster, Fakery And Real Risks (New York Times)

8:45 PM ET, March 30, 2013

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In Pyongyang, Bluster, Fakery And Real Risks — SEOUL, South Korea — This week, North Korea's young leader, Kim Jung-un, ordered his underlings to prepare for a missile attack on the United States. He appeared at a command center in front of a wall map with the bold, unlikely title …

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