North Korea Reopens Phone Line With South Korea, and the Phones Sure Are Weird

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Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump recently traded threats about each rulers “nuclear button.” The exchange was unsettling, but in an uncharacteristically optimistic speech Kim expressed hope for a “peaceful resolution” to the conflict with South Korea. Since the speech Kim has ordered a phone line which has been dormant for some time between south and North Korea to be reopened. The first call between the two warring nations took place on Wednesday.