North Korea Wants to Convince the World It Can Nuke Hawaii. Donald Trump Is Happy to Oblige.

Summary: U.S. officials haverepeatedly (and falsely) claimed that North Korea is on the verge of carrying out a nuclear strike on U.S. soil. And the Trump White House has done little to tamp down media speculation about nuclear war, perhaps because the hype plays to its advantage. In fact, President Trump’s rhetorical brinksmanship has some resemblance to the governing style of Kim Jong-un, the North Korean dictator whom Trump recently called “a pretty smart cookie.