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Kim Jong-un inspects a large metal piece of equipment with others around him.

Expert: ‘Cautiously optimistic’ about possible peace deal with North Korea

US Intelligence officials told senators on Tuesday that North Korea is not disarming it’s nuclear program, despite President Trump’s statements to the contrary. But one expert says the prospects of war is no longer a “serious possibility.”

Removing Syria’s chemical weapons — in middle of civil war — a tricky proposition

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President Obama’s push for nuclear disarmament

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