For a series of months in 2017, Donald Trump escalated U.S. belligerence toward North Korea. This culminated in a September speech at the United Nations during which he threatened to “totally destroy” the Asian country. That August, as part of the rising temperature between both governments, North Korean premier Kim Jong-un threatened to attack Guam More

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