"Kim Jong Un's Reunification Monument Demolition Signals Growing North Korea Danger"

North Korea has apparently demolished a symbolic arch in its capital that represented reconciliation with South Korea, following leader Kim Jong Un's declaration of abandoning peaceful reunification with the South and redefining it as the North's most hostile foreign adversary. Satellite images show the destruction of the Monument to the Three Charters for National Reunification, while North Korea also fired several cruise missiles into its western waters. Tensions on the Korean Peninsula have escalated as Kim accelerates weapons development and issues provocative threats, with concerns that North Korea may seek to increase its bargaining power in the lead-up to the U.S. presidential election.