US should counter North Korea's strategic objectives/
KLINGNER Bruce
US should counter North Korea's strategic objectives/ Bruce Klingner - 2018
The viewpoint is that the North's nuclear weapons are more than a benign defense mechanism, the regime is unlikely to initiate an invasion as long as the US- South Korean alliance remains strong. The assessment that Pyong-yang's dominant reason for a nuclear arsenal is to invade South Korea and achieve Korean unification through intimidation.
NORTH KOREA -- NUCLEAR
US should counter North Korea's strategic objectives/ Bruce Klingner - 2018
The viewpoint is that the North's nuclear weapons are more than a benign defense mechanism, the regime is unlikely to initiate an invasion as long as the US- South Korean alliance remains strong. The assessment that Pyong-yang's dominant reason for a nuclear arsenal is to invade South Korea and achieve Korean unification through intimidation.
NORTH KOREA -- NUCLEAR