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North Korea Has Options Short of War
If Pyongyang develops nuclear missiles capable of attacking the continental United States, it would persuasively be able to deter a conventional attack and have considerably greater freedom to pursue...
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Don't Count Japan out in the North Korea Crisis
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has helped shift the national psychology about regional risk and defense.Grant NewshamNot many years ago in Japan, the Korean peninsula and North Korea were considered...
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How North Korea Crashed the Atomic Club
Every time a new actor develops atomic weaponry, the international community debates whether it subscribes to the logic of mutual assured destruction.James HolmesIt appears the fat kid in Pyongyang has...
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The Real Threat America Faces from North Korea (and It’s Not Missiles)
Weakened alliances may be more dangerous than ICBMs.Richard C. BushThere is general agreement in Washington — and Seoul and Tokyo — that East Asia and the world will be a more dangerous place once...
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Here Is America's Battle Plan for Destroying North Korea
An option for Trump to consider.Michael PeckFor years, the expectation had been that a second Korean War would resemble with the first, a big-unit conventional war with U.S. and South Korean forces...
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Trump Thinks There Is No Diplomatic Solution in North Korea. Mattis Thinks...
Diplomacy could be the only option.Dave MajumdarPresident Donald Trump does not seem to believe that there is a diplomatic solution to the impasse with North Korea. But while Trump discounts the value...
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Everything You Need to Know: Japan's Missile Defenses
Just in case North Korea attacks.Kyle MizokamiThe August 29 overflight of Japan by a North Korean missile highlighted Tokyo’s number one post–Cold War security dilemma: how to defend against ballistic...
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Here Is How to Punish China for North Korea's Latest Missile Test
This could work. Zachary KeckNorth Korea’s reckless missile test over Japan this week once again highlighted the growing danger Pyongyang poses to the United States and its allies in the region. Yet,...
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North Korea's Latest Nuclear Test Is Its Most Important—Here's Why
It’s possible, but not certain, that the test featured a genuine thermonuclear device.Rod LyonNorth Korea’s sixth nuclear test is easily its most impressive. The fifth—in September last year—involved...
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North Korea Just Showed the World Its True Colors
America must respond with a robust “whole of government” effort.Wallace C. Gregson“When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.”—Maya AngelouMaybe now we will finally realize who...
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The North Korea Crisis Proves Why Japan and South Korea Need Nuclear Weapons
Moving to empower Tokyo and Seoul in that fashion is necessary to credibly deter North Korea over the coming decades.Ted Galen CarpenterJust when cautious optimism was beginning to resurface that the...
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A Preemptive Strike on North Korea Could Be Disastrous. Here's Why.
Before anything happens in Korea, we should be aware of speculative long-term strategic implications.Jeffrey RobertsonArticles discussing pre-emptive strikes on North Korea are now everywhere. Based on...
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Thanks to North Korea, An Arms Race May Be Coming to Asia
Jacob Heilbrunn and Wallace C. Gregson discuss the military options on the Korean Peninsula.Jacob HeilbrunnWallace C. GregsonIn our latest discussion (please like our Facebook page to see more of these...
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America Needs to Highlight North Korea's Gross Human Rights Violations
Highlighting the Kim regime’s gross human rights violations should be a drum-beat refrain when officials talk about handling North Korea.Grant NewshamWith some notable exceptions, overlooking the Kim...
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Would North Korea Agree to an Iran-Style Nuclear Deal?
The Kim regime has been firm that denuclearization is no longer a concession they are able to offer. Or are they?Daniel R. DePetrisWith the standoff between the United States and North Korea over the...
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The Dilemma of Having Two Nuclear Koreas
South Korea would gain an appealing symmetry with the North through nuclear weapons—but likely would never use them.Robert E KellyIt was probably inevitable that South Korea would entertain the...
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In 1987, North Korea Tried to Destroy the Olympics
By taking down a jetliner.Sebastien RoblinNear midnight on November 28, 1987, a young woman and an older man board a 707 airliner on the tarmac of Baghdad International Airport. South Korea Flight 858...
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The Case for Containing North Korea
Before Washington experiences a fresh spasm of war fever on the Potomac, it’s imperative to examine just why a conflict with North Korea is inimical to America’s national interest.Harry J. KazianisA...
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North Korea Forced Richard Nixon’s First Foreign Crisis
In 1969, the president was unable to find a military solution to Pyongyang's aggression.Michael RowandNixon could find no military option that would convey resolve without the possibility of North...
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China Is Trying to Bribe North Korea into Good Behavior. Here Is What That...
Understanding this relationship has important implications on how the United States can effectively deter North Korea.Weifeng ZhongAs President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet in...
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South Korea Has a Secret Weapon If North Korea Starts a War
And Kim can't match it. Kyle MizokamiIn modern Korea’s relatively short history, amphibious warfare has played a key and pivotal role. The United Nations essentially liberated South Korea from invasion...
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North Korea Can Strike America Now—and Our Options Are All Still Bad
As long as Pyongyang refuses to talk and continues to build and test relentlessly, will pressure to strike North Korea become too great?Robert E KellyOn November 29, North Korea broke its seventy-five...
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There's Only One Way to Stop North Korea's Nuclear Program
America must target Pyongyang's supporters.Wallace C. GregsonOnce again, we are presented with another successful North Korean weapons development event in the early hours of last Wednesday. This event...
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In Pursuit of an 'Olympic Truce' on the Korean Peninsula
The road to Pyongyang may well run through Moscow.Lyle J. GoldsteinIf Russia’s hinterlands are hurting badly due to sanctions, this was not apparent on a recent visit to Vladivostok. Nearly ten...
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The Pyeongchang Olympics is North Korea's Winter Offensive
North Korean leadership believes that South Korea is the weakest link in the “maximum pressure” chain—and they plan to exploit it. Nicholas EberstadtConsider the global chessboard from Pyongyang’s...
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Peace in Our Time on the Korean Peninsula?
Using negotiations to divide Washington and Seoul and gain time to continue missile and nuclear development are time-honored DPRK strategies.Doug BandowSouth Korean officials declared that the...
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South Korea Is Deploying Hyper-Precise Missiles to Protect Seoul from North...
Could it work? Sebastien RoblinSouth Korea’s government would like nothing better than a peaceful, no-drama relationship with North Korea, and the administration of President Moon Jae-in clearly hopes...
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Japan Hopes to Win Freedom of Citizens Kidnapped by North Korea
The next inter-Korean summit should focus on reuniting families that have been wrongly separated.John WrightIf one strolls through the halls of security-minded government ministries in Japan, like most...
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Forget Nuclear Weapons: North Korea Has Lots of Ways to Make Its Military...
Here's what to look out for. Ryo Hinata-YamaguchiOn April 20, North Korea held the Third Plenary Meeting of the Seventh Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK). The North Korean state...
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5 Things to Watch For in North Korea's Peace Negotiations
Kim Jong-un has come into the negotiation process well prepared and with a strategy. The question is, are we?Ryo Hinata-YamaguchiOn April 27, South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader...
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