Joe Biden says we've never been closer to nuclear war with North Korea

Joe Biden.
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When you find yourself up at night, worried about nuclear war between the United States and North Korea, know that former Vice President Joe Biden is just as concerned as you are.

In an interview with PBS NewsHour's Judy Woodruff on Thursday, Biden said he agreed with former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike Mullen, who said over the weekend he believes the U.S. is closer to nuclear war with North Korea than at any other time in history. Biden was critical of President Trump's handling of North Korea, especially his recent tweets about having a "much bigger" "nuclear button," and said he feared Trump's administration was making "fundamental miscalculations" in its foreign policy with the country.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.