Catalonia, Turkey, North Korea: Your Wednesday Briefing
Here’s what you need to know: • South Korea is working to redress the damage done by North Korean hackers, who stole war plans drawn
up with the help of the U.S., as well as a vast cache of other data, from the South Korean military’s computer network last year.
_____ • President Trump escalated his personal attacks on Senator Bob Corker, this time ridiculing the powerful Republican for his height with the derogatory
nickname "Liddle Bob." Mr. Trump also accused The Times of tricking Mr. Corker into saying the president was reckless and could stumble into a nuclear war.
One of the stolen items was a "decapitation" plan to topple the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un,
should war break out, according to the South Korean lawmaker who disclosed the hack.
[The New York Times] • President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkish officials
would boycott the U.S. ambassador to Ankara, deepening a diplomatic dispute.
• Kim Jong-nam, the half brother of North Korea’s leader, had about 1.4 times the lethal dosage of VX nerve
agent on his face after he was attacked, according to testimony by a Malaysian government chemist.
