The North Korean Crisis Around the Corner
North Korea has launched more than 40 ballistic missiles this year and is reportedly preparing to conduct its seventh nuclear test. The war in Ukraine and the escalating rivalry between the US and China may fuel North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un’s nuclear ambitions, setting the stage for a new dangerous cycle of escalation.
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NEW YORK – A new geopolitical crisis is stirring against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, tensions around Taiwan, and the sharpening US-China rivalry. North Korea, after a three-year pause in nuclear provocations, is gearing up for what intelligence agencies warn could be a seventh nuclear test – possibly before the US midterm elections on November 8.