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Glenn McCoy

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What a N. Korean Missile Test Would -- And Would Not -- Mean

North Korea Rattles the Cage:

A tyrant who is believed to be a fading force is one who will take extreme measures to hold onto power and keep his rivals afraid. A showy launch of a missile, demonstrating that his regime is capable of rattling the cages of the superpowers, may well be Kim's way of demonstrating to his military and to his people that he remains a dominant political force, not to be trifled with the by the Yankees, much less by domestic rivals.

North Korea - Children of the Secret State (documentário)