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Old 09-12-2017, 09:42 AM
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Kim saw Qaddafi toppled by Western forces after we promised him that he could retain his regime if he gave up his nukes. He also saw Saddam toppled after suspicions of WMD's. He doesn't want us to have suspicions about his nukes (i.e., he wants us to know he has them and is willing to use them), nor does he want to give them up and suffer Qaddafi's fate. Moreover, China doesn't want a unified Western Korea on its border. And there you have it.
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