Clay was sure that a compromise between North and South was possible.

VOA: special.2009.03.19

But, you know, in 2D, the options are not just left and right or north and south, but infinity of possible directions in which I could go those 5 km.

但在二维空间中,不仅可以向左向右或者向南向北,我在走那5公里的时候可以有无数个方向

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Another possible place was just to the north: Nicaragua.

VOA: special.2010.08.12

Analysts caution that it is possible North Korea is simply using the existence of the missile to feed concerns about the isolated state's provocative behavior and won't proceed with a test firing.

WSJ: Seoul Raises Alert Ahead of Expected Test

Still, the United States and South Korea have raised their defense postures, as has Japan, which deployed PAC-3 missile interceptors in key locations around Tokyo on Tuesday as a precaution against possible North Korean ballistic missile tests.

NPR: NKorea Urges Foreigners To Vacate South Korea

The marriage of these technologies has already dramatically reduced U.S. imports of foreign oil and has made it realistically possible for North America to become completely independent from imported crude from overseas within the next decade.

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