North Korea gives US a clear choice: Restraint or missile launches

Adam Mount urges the United States to seize what is potentially its last opportunity at restricting North Korea's missile program.

US President Donald Trump implied in one of his latest tweets that he forced North Korea to back down over its threat to Guam. It’s a dangerous misperception that could cause the crisis to escalate and Trump to miss what could be the best chance he will have to halt the tests of missiles that can now threaten the American homeland.

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