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Missile Launch a 'prelude' says North Korea

A day after North Korea fired a missile over Japan, Kim Jong-un hints at further action.

A day after North Korea fired a missile over Japan, Kim Jong-un hints at further action describing the launch as "a meaningful prelude to containing Guam". We try to assess the North's strategic thinking.

Also in the programme: flooding kills hundreds across South Asia and remembering flamboyant Hong Kong entrepreneur David Tang.

(Picture: A screen shows news coverage of an August 29 missile test launch in a public square outside a train station in Pyongyang on August 30, 2017. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

50 minutes

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Wed 30 Aug 201713:06GMT

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  • Wed 30 Aug 201713:06GMT

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