What's in a threat? A look at North Korea's escalating rhetoric -- and actions

(CNN) -- Threats of a pre-emptive nuclear strike. Refusing to answer a hotline phone. Announcing the ending of the armistice. Even by North Korean standards, the threats this week by leader Kim Jong Un and ensuing actions have bee...

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