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August 31, 2017

North Korea Tensions Rise as Trump Tweets "Talking is Not the Answer!"
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Defence Secretary James Mattis said Wednesday the U.S. is "never out of
diplomatic solutions" in dealing with North Korea-contradicting Donald
Trump just minutes after the president tweeted, "The U.S. has been
talking to North Korea, and paying them extortion money, for 25 years.
Talking is not the answer!" On Thursday, the U.S. flew two
nuclear-capable B-1 bombers near the Demilitarized Zone separating North
and South Korea, accompanied by South Korean fighter jets. Meanwhile,
North Korean state media warned that its test of a new missile fired
over Japan this week was a prelude to more military operations directed
at the U.S. territory of Guam.


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