North Korea appears to be making strides in its nuclear program without Western media noticing or understanding the importance of this development. The White House has been forced to take notice only recently, with South Korea ramping up its defenses and imploring the United States to back up its security guarantee. But now that North Korea likely has nuclear weapons, the options for U.S. policy are more limited and the situation more dire.

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