Robert Litwak

Wilson Center

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Robert Litwak is director of international security studies at the Wilson Center, a nonpartisan policy organization. He served as director for nonproliferation in President Clinton's first administration. He is author of Preventing North Korea's Nuclear Breakout.

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President Trump’s impromptu threat of hitting North Korea with fire and fury on Tuesday launched 48 hours of breaking news coverage: Montages of missiles detonating, graphics painting…

How serious are people taking Trump's threat to North Korea?

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President Trump shook much of the world yesterday with his comment on future threats from North Korea. "They will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen."

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The Washington Post reports that North Korea has crossed “a key threshold on the path to becoming a full-fledged nuclear power.”

North Korea has miniaturized nuclear warhead

The Washington Post reports that North Korea has crossed “a key threshold on the path to becoming a full-fledged nuclear power.”

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