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Tensions between the United States and North Korea have been increasing dramatically over the past month, and now we could be more step toward the edge of the cliff.

Tuesday, Oct. 10 represents the founding of the “Worker’s Party of Korea,” the party of Kim Jong-Un. There are fears that to celebrate this anniversary, North Korea may detonate a nuclear weapon or fire a missile, The Daily Star reported.

Of top concern to U.S. officials is the possibility that North Korea could test a nuclear warhead on top of a missile by firing it out into the Pacific Ocean — something North Korean officials have threatened to do.

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The “Juche Bird,” a missile with a nuclear warhead, would represent a major milestone for North Korea, and could be the last straw for the Trump administration.

Robert A. Manning, a security expert from the Atlantic Council think tank, warned that he believes there is a “50/50” chance Kim could detonate, or fire off, something on Tuesday.

“They like fireworks on holidays, and he is in a mad rush to acquire a reliable ICBM and a city-busting H-bomb,” he explained.

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If this is true, this could mean there are only hours left. North Korea is 12.5 hours ahead of the East Coast, so by noon EST, it will already be Oct. 10 in the rogue nation.

Maybe this is the “calm before the storm” Trump ominously referred to Thursday.

Reuters noted that a Russian lawmaker claimed Friday that North Korea was getting ready to test a long-range missile that might be able to hit the West Coast of the United States.

The U.K. Daily Mail noted that North Korea has a habit of conducting tests of its weapons to correspond with American or North Korean holidays, so the chance of a test happening is quite high.

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Trump has vowed to do whatever is necessary to stop North Korea from acquiring the ability to hit the United States with a nuclear weapon. If this test happens, we may be looking at a serious conflict with North Korea.

The time for talk is over. The time for action is upon us.

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