North Korea promotes nuclear and missile chiefs as Kim Jong-un consolidates power before rocket launch

Kim Jong-un, the new North Korean leader, has strenthened his grip on power by promoting heads of the regime’s nuclear and missile programmes to his inner circle.

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Obama administration has basically responded to North Korea's missile and nuclear tests by getting tough with .... Israel ... to the delight of North Korea's nuclear-arming ally, Iran, which assists and helps to finance North Korea's nuclear/missile programs while vowing to incinerate Israel (ahead of wiping out America). President Obama's obsession with pressuring Israel to withdraw to indefensible borders seems to become more pronounced as the North Korean/Iranian threat grows more menacing.

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