The Fact Checker explains what happened to the once not that distant goal of a nuclear deal with North Korea. (Meg Kelly/The Washington Post)[ North Korea’s latest launch suggests it rejects both U.S. threats and offers to talk ]There have been clear signals before many of North Korea’s recent provocations. [ North Korean missile flies over Japan, prompting an angry response from Tokyo ]North Korea was also testing its technology. But North Korea is also taking advantage of the mayhem in Washington, said Robert Carlin, a retired U.S. intelligence specialist on North Korea. For that reason, North Korea is likely to continue lobbing threats and firing missiles for the foreseeable future.

Source: Washington Post August 31, 2017 13:49 UTC