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Does Trump Understand Nuclear Game Theory?
Kim Jong Un is a good player in an old game, but his biggest enemy is within, not in the U.S.
"We may discover again what it is like to be the deterred one, not the one doing the deterring."
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The U.S. may use "considerable military forces" against North Korea, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley says. President Donald Trump is thinking about "some pretty severe things," too. Both achieve the same goal, and it's the opposite of what the U.S. wants.