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David Choi

David Choi is the Deputy Managing Editor at NK News. He previously worked for Stars and Stripes as the outlet's Korea correspondent and for Business Insider.

US unit tasked with intercepting North Korean missiles returns from Middle East

Redeployment of Patriot battery raised questions about whether US was redefining the role of troops on peninsula

David ChoiNovember 7, 2025

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US unit tasked with intercepting North Korean missiles returns from Middle East

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