The Breach: North Korea’s Nuclear Strategy
Mainstream media pundits often portray North Korean leadership as erratic and irrational, but according to guest Ankit Panda, Kim Jong-Un's nuclear strategy is anything but haphazard. On this episode of The Breach, Panda and host Lindsay Beyerstein discuss everything you need to know about the escalating situation between North Korea and the United States.
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North Korea’s nuclear program is racing forward. The regime tested a Pukguksong-2 missile on Sunday and leader Kim Jong-Un made a big show of ordering the missiles into mass production. Ankit Panda, host of the podcast The Diplomat, joins Lindsay Beyerstein to talk about North Korea’s nuclear strategy. Mainstream media pundits often portray Korean leadership as erratic and irrational, but Kim’s nuclear strategy is anything but haphazard, Panda says.
What kind of nuclear conflict is North Korea envisioning? What can its arsenal already do?
The Trump administration has promised a new approach to North Korea, but officials have struggled to articulate what that means. Is the era of “Strategic Patience” really over?
Recommended reading:
- “With DHS Position, Clarke Would Be the First ‘Patriot’ Leader to Hold a Federal Post“, by David Neiwert for the Southern Poverty Law Center, May 2017
- “A David Clarke dossier,” by Radley Balko for the Washington Post, May 2017