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MEdia Dragon's Best Selling Product today to Rich Families  ;-) Build-a-Bunker: the bespoke nuclear burrows on offer for the wealthy New Statesman

The Peanut – North Korea Tests A New Nuke – Continues To Press For Negotiations Moon of Alabama

What Motivations Lie Behind North Korea’s Nuclear Arsenal NYT. The front page headline: “Nuclear Arsenal Is No Longer Thought to Be Only Defensive.” Hoo boy. (The URL, “north-korea-kim-jong-un,” matches neither, suggesting some internal editorial struggle.)

The Quite Rational Basis for North Korea’s Japan Overfly Defense One

Mattis Warns U.S. Could Bring ‘Total Annihilation’ to North Korea Roll Call

Why Kim Jong Un Isn’t Afraid of Donald Trump Politico

Three Dangerous Delusions about Korea Strategic Culture

China and Russia unite against North Korean nuclear test South China Morning Post

Putin opposes military action against North Korea Al Jazeera

Q&A: what earthquake science can tell us about North Korea’s nuclear test The Conversation

North Korea’s nuclear test site at risk of imploding, Chinese scientist says SCMP

What the Media isn’t Telling You About North Korea’s Missile Tests Counterpunch

Motives of North Korea’s Leader Baffle Americans and Allies NYT. To be read together with the above piece.

UNDERCOVER IN NORTH KOREA: “ALL PATHS LEAD TO CATASTROPHE” The Intercept  Glenn F: “A view from the inside and it’s not pretty.”