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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter attend a photo session with the scientists, engineers, military officials and others involved in the test-fire of the country's new Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile in this undated photo by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency. (KCNA via Reuters)
KEN MORIYASU, Nikkei Asia diplomatic correspondent
August 26, 2023 18:51 JST
OMAHA, U.S. -- Despite the repeated signals from Russia that it may use tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine, the most likely place where a nuclear conflict could take place is the Korean Peninsula, a former U.S. intelligence officer told Nikkei Asia.