It's Tuesday,

to be just about the ever click on.

It's too bad.

It's a good.

It's Tuesday, January 2nd. Welcome to the PDB afternoon bulletin. I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and

ears on the world stage. Now on a logistical note, there is some construction underway here at the PDB

so if you hear any loud noises during this bulletin it's just the remaining bits and

pieces of 2023 being torn down and the scaffolding for

2024 going up. Okay let's get briefed. North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un is

kicking off the new year with threats of nuclear annihilation and vows to never

seek peace with South Korea.

Apparently, Kim hasn't heard of the saying New Year, New Me. We'll discuss the implications of North Korea's increasingly belligerent

behavior. Also, we'll discuss the latest developments in Ukraine where a Russian missile

bombardment killed five people and injured nearly 130 on Tuesday.

If you are hoping that 2024 would be less chaotic and complicated than the past year,

well, that's not happening. and complicated than the past year?

Well, that's not happening.

Let's start with our afternoon spotlight.

We begin in North Korea, where dictator Kim Jong-un is ringing in the New Year by issuing a fresh round of nuclear threats and

vowing to never reunify with South Korea.

Speaking to military leaders during a year-end meeting on Sunday, Kim said it's time for North Korea to, quote,

clarify their relationship with their southern neighbor. He argued the North can no longer

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