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Kim Jong Un touts new "strategic weapon"

Tensions are escalating between the U.S. and North Korea after Kim Jong Un announced that the country would be unveiling a new "strategic weapon" in the "near future." Earlier this week, the North Korean leader declared an end to a self-imposed suspension on nuclear weapons testing and vowed to expand the country's arsenal. Robert Carlin, a CBS News consultant and a former intelligence analyst for the CIA and the State Department, joined CBSN to discuss.

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Trump begins vacation in Florida amid national security concerns

President Trump began his two-week trip to Florida on Friday night, after signing a $738 billion defense bill for next year. But Mr. Trump arrived in Florida under an ominous cloud courtesy of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who recently promised a "Christmas gift" to the U.S. in response to its refusal to lift sanctions on North Korea. U.S. intelligence officials tell CBS News a North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile test could occur soon most likely after the first of the year. Chip Reid reports.

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