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'Shrewd' Kim Jong Un daring U.S. to take military action, analysts say

NEW YORK, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- North Korea's provocations are not being taken lightly in Washington, where policymakers are weighing military options despite the potentially catastrophic consequences.

Speaking at a public roundtable at The Korea Society in New York on Thursday, Bruce Klingner, a former CIA deputy division chief for Korea, said he's hearing "military options are increasing, not decreasing" in the Trump administration.

"The probability of a military option is not zero," Klingner said, adding there is talk "inside government" of the "five options to solve North Korea in 18 months."

Continued: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/10/05/north-korea-decoders-offer-warnings-about-rogue-nations-nuclear-program.html