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    North and South Korean Ships Exchange Fire

    With President Obama soon to leave for Asia, ships from North and South Korea exchanged gunfire today in the open sea. The South accuses the North of crossing a disputed border, which has led to such actions twice before in the past decade. Chaibong Hahn studies East Asian politics for the RAND Corporation in Santa Monica, California.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    With President Obama soon to leave for Asia, ships from North and South Korea exchanged gunfire today in the open sea. The South accuses the North of crossing a disputed border, which has led to such actions twice before in the past decade. Chaibong Hahn studies East Asian politics for the RAND Corporation in Santa Monica, California.

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Could the Fort Hood Shootings Have Been Prevented?
    1. 0:00North and South Korean Ships Exchange FireYou’re reading this
    2. 7:47Could the Fort Hood Shootings Have Been Prevented?
    3. 47:36Russian (Nuclear) Swords Beaten into American Plowshares
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