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Tensions are high between the US and North Korea. North Korea is closer than ever to becoming a fully realized nuclear power.

Meanwhile, President Trump is threatening to rain down fire and fury.

And Paul Manafort's home was raided by the FBI. I'm Tamer Keith. I cover the White House.

I'm Scott Detro. I cover Congress. And I'm Ron Elbing, Editor correspondent.

So Scott, yes. Earlier this week. Yes. You said something about it being a slow news week.

Yes, and I have a message for all the haters out there. Yes. With just one exception, it was a very slow news week.

Congress was gone. The president was on vacation. Just one exception affecting people like our friend Ron in Guam.

This one thing that was kind of big news. Well, we require a little bit of assistance.

So we have brought Will Dobson into the studio. He is, wow, you run NPR's international desk.

Yeah. Okay. So North Korea had nuclear ambitions for a very long time. They have been doing some tests for some time.

So what is different now? Well, I mean, the thing that has changed, so there is different, is that it was where we were.

It was reported this week, first by the Washington Post, that North Korea has successfully produced a miniaturized nuclear warhead that can fit a top its missiles.

And most importantly, from the point of view of the United States, its intercontinental ballistic missiles are ICBMs that have the capability of reaching the US mainland.

So those two things, plus the revelation that they may have more warheads than previously understood, make it a real game changer.

So President Trump's reaction is obviously something we're going to talk about, and obviously something that changed the dynamic here.

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