North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan this week. It's the second such ICBM test during the Biden administration's tenure, both involving Hwasong-15 missiles. These North Korean missiles can target the U.S. mainland with nuclear weapons. The escalating tests thus raise the question of whether President Joe Biden even has a policy for dealing with dictator Kim Jong Un.
If a rifle makes an appearance onstage in Act 1, observed Russian playwright Anton Chekhov, it will be fired before the end of Act 3. Which is, if you ask me, a pretty alarming thought in a world with nuclear weapons.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki provided no details Monday when asked what the United States is doing in terms of stockpiling iodine pills and other "protective gear" as Russia s threat of a nuclear attack looms amid the war in Ukraine.