North Korea is preparing for another nuclear test—or many
Kim Jong Un is trying to diversify his array of threats
NORTH KOREANS looking skyward on October 8th would have seen some 150 fighter jets thundering overhead, and perhaps for a moment feared the worst. But they are more likely to have shrugged it off as yet another demonstration of their country’s military prowess, returning to the more pressing matter of finding enough food to keep their families alive.
This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “Tactical advantage”
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