Episode 986 • • 1:35:15 - 1:39:33
986: Fruit Machine
North Korea Hwasong-15 Missile Launch and Military Funding
North Korea successfully tested the Hwasong-15 ICBM, which reached an altitude of 2,800 miles and demonstrated the potential to strike Washington, D.C. The hosts argue that these launches are often used as "sales jobs" to justify increased military spending in the U.S. and to maintain a presence near China. They suggest that the North Korean regime primarily seeks international recognition as a legitimate state.