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How Scared Should You Be About North Korea?

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Pretty freaking scared, according to some experts. Then again, the question of whether North Korea can ‘miniaturize’ a nuclear weapon remains eerily unanswered. Eli Lake reports.

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North Korea has tested a nuclear device underground three times since 2006. But that doesn’t mean it can launch an actual nuclear missile. This would require, among other things, the ability to miniaturize the components that cause a nuclear explosion so that they can fit inside a warhead, which then...

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