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December 23, 2024

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North Korean Military ‘Has Approval’ To Launch Nuclear Attacks on U.S.

Latest development comes as satellite imagery suggests Pyongyang is mobilizing missile forces

UPDATE 21:45 EST: Reuters / Yonhap report that the missiles being moved to the East Sea area are mid-range Musudans. Earlier reporting in the South Korean press suggested these missiles were tje KN-08. 

A spokesman of the General Staff of North Korea's military has declared that it has been given final approval for a nuclear strike, just hours after the United States announced a deployment of missile defense systems to a military base in Guam.

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