A submarine-launched ballistic missile is displayed during a military parade in central Pyongyang on April 15, 2017. Tensions are high following a year of name calling from both Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un. Photo: Xinhua/Zuma Press/TNS
A submarine-launched ballistic missile is displayed during a military parade in central Pyongyang on April 15, 2017. Tensions are high following a year of name calling from both Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un. Photo: Xinhua/Zuma Press/TNS
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US and North Korea closer to nuclear war than ever, warns US ex-military chief

Former top US military officer attributes the rising danger to Donald Trump’s tumulous presidency

Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse

Updated: 4:56am, 1 Jan, 2018

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A submarine-launched ballistic missile is displayed during a military parade in central Pyongyang on April 15, 2017. Tensions are high following a year of name calling from both Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un. Photo: Xinhua/Zuma Press/TNS
A submarine-launched ballistic missile is displayed during a military parade in central Pyongyang on April 15, 2017. Tensions are high following a year of name calling from both Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un. Photo: Xinhua/Zuma Press/TNS
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