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Trump Must Stand up to Kim-Jong Un's Regime
If the Trump administration allows Otto Warmbier's to go unanswered, other hostages are likely to suffer similar fates.Seth CropseyLast Thursday Otto Warmbier was buried. He was 22, a promising young...
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Will China's Disinformation War Destabilize Taiwan?
There is evidence to suggest that China is increasingly dependent on computational propaganda in its efforts to destabilize Taiwan.J. Michael ColeWhile analysts continue to pay close attention to the...
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Constraining North Korea Is Impossible without China
Any actions America takes against North Korea will likely be ineffective without full Chinese cooperation.Annie KowalewskiPresident Donald Trump recently tweeted that, although China was not as helpful...
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North Korea’s ICBM Test is a Win for Iran
Pyongyang may transfer their deadly missile technology to Tehran.Ted PoeNorth Korea’s recent test of an intercontinental ballistic missile is a game changer. Only last month, Secretary of Defense James...
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4 Frightening Ways North Korea's Nuclear Weapons May Actually Be Used
Four ways Pyongyang and its nuclear weapons could become even more dangerous to America.Francis GriceKim Jong-un has been at it again: another intercontinental ballistic missile test and a further...
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This Is How America Would Wage a Nuclear War Against North Korea
It is time to think about the unthinkable.Dave MajumdarThe standoff between the United States and North Korea continues to escalate with neither side willing to back down.With each passing day, the...
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Attacking North Korea Would Be a War of Choice
Threat-inflation of the North Korean nuclear menace only worsens this summer’s unnecessary hysteria.Robert E KellyIn my time with The National Interest, no column I have written received so much...
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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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