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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)
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