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“If we - particularly, if we peremptorily attack North Korea - that without deliberation, that North Korea will reflexively unleash all the rocketry and artillery - which they're pretty good at, by the way - on Seoul, and do as they vowed many times, to convert Seoul into a sea of fire. So, if we do something like this, this will have cataclysmic results.”

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James R. Clapper
James R. Clapper

James R. Clapper is a seasoned American intelligence officer, born on March 14, 1941. He has extensive experience in the U.S. intelligence community, holding several key positions. more

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