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Target USA — Ep 61: Tensions escalate with North Korea

The U.S. and North Korea, according to some observers, were on the brink of war on the weekend of April 15. Was it posturing? What’s at stake? What does this situation mean for those innocent people struggling to survive in North Korea? We’ll hear a gut-wrenching story from a young North Korean woman who knows what it’s like to suffer inside of North Korea. Also in this episode, two experts — Ambassador Joe Detrani, who is a former U.S. North Korea mission manager, and Greg Scarlatoiu, who is the executive director of The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea — discuss the prospect of war with North Korea and what Kim Jong Un’s main objective is.

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