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A good (and long) article in The Atlantic today detailing why every option for dealing with North Korea sucks.

We're pretty much screwed no matter what.
[Post edited by WahooMatt05 at 06/19/2017 5:14PM]

(In response to this post by dajoka004)

Link: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/07/the-worst-problem-on-earth/

Posted: 06/19/2017 at 5:14PM

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