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Yun Sun quoted in The Korea Times on North Korean Nuclear Tests

By  Yun Sun

Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se ruled out the possibility of the United States carrying out a unilateral strike against North Korea as concern is growing that Pyongyang might conduct another nuclear test this weekend.

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Speculation has been rising that “D-Day” may be on or around the anniversary of Kim Il-sung’s birth, the North’s biggest national holiday called the “Day of the Sun.” Yun Sun, an expert with the Washington-based Stimson Center, said that would be the most likely day for the North to conduct a nuclear test to maximize its political impact, according to Radio Free Asia, Monday.

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