Forget about a U.S. "first strike" on North Korea in case U.S. spy satellites and high-flying U2 observation planes spot long-range missiles poised for firing whenever North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presses the button.
That's the sense that American experts, and Korean officials, convey as they consider a wide range of scenarios that President-elect Donald Trump might pursue vis-a-vis North Korea.
Forget about a U.S. "first strike" on North Korea in case U.S. spy satellites and high-flying U2 observation planes spot long-range missiles poised for firing whenever North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presses the button.
That's the sense that American experts, and Korean officials, convey as they consider a wide range of scenarios that President-elect Donald Trump might pursue vis-a-vis North Korea.
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