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Former US Adviser Warns of 'Imminent' North Korea Risk

Agence France-Presse

   Former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton on Monday sharply
   criticized President Donald Trump's North Korea policy, warning that
   the Asian country posed an "imminent" threat.

   "The risk to US forces & our allies is imminent & more effective policy
   is required before NK has the technology to threaten the American
   homeland," tweeted Bolton, who was dismissed in September amid growing
   disagreements with Trump, particularly regarding his North Korea
   policy.

   The erstwhile adviser, a longtime hawk on North Korea, was openly
   skeptical of the 2018 summit between Trump and North Korean leader Kim
   Jong Un, and encouraged the U.S. president to be cautious.

   The denuclearization process has been largely deadlocked since the
   collapse of a second summit in Hanoi at the start of this year. North
   Korea promised an ominous "Christmas gift" earlier this month if
   Washington does not give ground by the end of December.

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