Ross McCracken
Managing editor, Energy Economist 
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August 30, 2017 11:00 UTC 
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The launch of increasingly long-range North Korea missiles this year, threatening the US territory of Guam in the Pacific Ocean, and then the firing of a missile over the Japanese island of Hokkaido this week, indicate Pyongyang’s willingness to test US and Japanese red lines. It suggests a recognition that the US has no good options, but at the same time runs the risk, particularly with an unpredictable US president in post, of escalating tensions to the point of retaliation. |
Joseph Innace
Platts metals content director, Americas 
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January 1, 2015 00:01 UTC
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Whether or not North Korea hacked Sony Pictures remains to be seen — the latest news is pointing elsewhere in the case that has fueled international focus around freedom of expression and the film, The Interview. Always secretive about its industrial might, North Korea does have a fairly robust steelmaking capacity of about 12 million mt/year. Here’s a look: |
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