Global Powers Cast Wary Eye as Korean Tension Escalates

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean state media said Friday that the country's leader, Kim Jong-un, had ordered his missile units to be ready to strike the United States and South Korea, which South Korean officials said could signal either preparationsAs part of the warning, North Korea has published two new images in a local paper (via Reuters) and what people are noticing is the background, which appear to show a missile strike plan on the US. In this first one, the mapNote: This podcast was originally published in 2011. With North Korea in the news again this week, we're re-running it today. North Korea relies on charity to feed its starving people. But the country's elites like their luxuries — imported wine, fineFirst, North Korea has a penchant for testing new South Korean presidents. A new one was just inaugurated in February, and since 1992, the North has

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