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April 01, 2013

US strategy takes Korean crisis into new territory
Seoul (AFP) March 31, 2013
Soaring tensions on the Korean peninsula have seen dire North Korean threats met with an unusually assertive US response that analysts warn could take a familiar game into dangerous territory. By publicly highlighting its recent deployment of nuclear-capable B-52 and stealth bombers over South Korea, Washington has, at times, almost appeared to be purposefully goading an already apoplectic Pyongyang. "There certainly seems to be an element of 'let's show we're taking the gloves off this time' ab ... read more

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