Trump’s North Korea Tweets Inch the U.S. Closer to Nuclear War

As President Trump continues to send threatening tweets aimed at North Korea’s leader, he jeopardizes the lives of millions of people who fall within the zone of a possible nuclear attack.

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As President Donald Trump continues to send threatening tweets aimed at North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un, he jeopardizes the lives of millions of people who fall within the zone of a possible nuclear attack.

Jasmine Hardy is the video editor at the Center for American Progress. Andrew Satter is the director of Video at the Center. Michael H. Fuchs is a senior fellow at the Center.

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