Kim Jong Un Likely to Let His Missiles Do the Talking With Biden

  • North Korea welcomed Trump and Obama with weapons tests
  • Kim’s regime has yet to test new ICBM unveiled last month
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North Korea has greeted the last two U.S. presidents with tests of missiles or nuclear bombs within weeks of taking office. And experts see something similar happening with Joe Biden, whom the regime has called “a rabid dog.”

Kim Jong Un is one of the few world leaders who has yet to congratulate -- or even acknowledge -- the president-elect, particularly after Chinese President Xi Jinping did so on Wednesday. While it’s not unusual for North Korea to stay silent on the results of U.S. elections, Kim held unprecedented meetings with President Donald Trump that broke the mold of relations between the long-time adversaries.