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North Korea abandons armistice: 4 key questions answered
Tensions on the Korean peninsula are ratcheting up. The US has started its annual war games with South Korean forces, and North Korea has used that fact to declare that it is invalidating the armistice agreement that ended the Korean War in 1953. What really has North Korea upset, though, is the tough, new sanctions passed by the United Nations in response to the North's nuclear test last month.Here are the top four questions analysts are wrestling with on the heels of these developments.
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US general: Prepare for terrorist tactics from North Korea
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As North Korea fumes, the world unites
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Jailed journalists complicate Obama's approach to N. Korea
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What can the US do about North Korea?
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North Korea allows back nuclear inspectors
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US-South Korea beef dispute escalates
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Olympic torch rallying China's critics
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