In a report Kim referred to the U.S. as North Korea's principal enemy, and vowed to develop a raft of new nuclear and conventional weapons to counter the threat from Washington.
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America’s War on Syrian Civilians | The New Yorker
.... It’s time to look honestly at the devastation that accompanies “targeted” air strikes.
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In the early hours of Feb. 7, China’s powerful internet censors experienced an unfamiliar and deeply unsettling sensation. They felt they were losing control.
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China continues the nuclear weapons modernization program that it initiated in the 1980s and increased in the 1990s and 2000s
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Pyongyang may wait until after the regime cements next year’s goals during its January party congress.
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Doan Trang also co-founded the Vietnam Legal Initiative, a United States-based NGO working to promote human rights in Vietnam.
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New evidence indicates Hong Kong police helped China arrest 12 activists fleeing for Taiwan The 12 activists are now detained in Shenzen.
Read More »A practical approach to North Korea for the next US president | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
The next US president should signal that Washington is prepared to discuss both peace and denuclearization with Pyongyang and open up the talks to China and South Korea.
Read More »US moves to ban imports tied to forced Uighur labor in China’s Xinjiang region | ICIJ
U.S. lawmakers stepped up their efforts to stop China’s human rights violations against Uighurs after reports emerged documenting forced labor
Read More »How a newspaper in Hong Kong is responding to the crackdown | NYTimes, Apple Daily
“Apple will definitely keep fighting,” screamed a bold red banner headline in Tuesday’s edition.
Read More »Nuclear weapons: arms-control efforts need China | Nature
New ways of thinking about nuclear security and arms control are needed urgently, and for more than two players.
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