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North Korea replaces hard-line defense chief

North Korea has replaced its hard-line defense chief with a little-known army general, according to a state media report Monday, in what outside analysts call an attempt to install a younger figure meant to solidify leader Kim Jong Un's grip on the powerful military.Full story

US offers open to talks with North Korea to stop threats

  Top talkers: The Washington Post’s David Ignatius joins the Morning Joe panel to discuss how serious the U.S. should take North Korea’s threats. Ignatius calls the threats “a direct military challenge to the United States.”

New questions surface surrounding North Korea’s nuclear capabilities

  A newly disclosed report from the Defense Intelligence Agency says U.S. officials believe with moderate confidence North Korea can make a nuclear bomb small enough to fit on a ballistic missile. However, the Director of National Intelligence is distancing the Obama Administration from the report. P.

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  N. Korea to celebrate year of Kim Jong Un in power

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  N. Koreans sneak across border for food, freedom

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  Kim dynasty celebrated in North Korea 

The anniversary of Kim Jong Un's leadership is celebrated in the streets of Pyongyang while the country continues their threat of war with a ballistic missile launch. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

  North Korean vice marshall may be pushing war

Threats of war from North Korean may be spiking due to an aggressive vice marshall close to leader Kim Jong Un. NBC's Jim Maceda reports.

  Could help from China be instrumental in stopping the threats from North Korea?

Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., explains why North Korea’s provocations are raising tensions across the region and discusses the role China could have in stopping these threats.

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