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Our silence would embolden Kim Jong-un, who has a large chemical weapons cache, and would send a message that we are not serious about protecting South Korea and the region from nuclear or chemical weapons.

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John Kerry warns that inaction could empower North Korea and its threats.

09/02/2013

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