ASSESSMENTS

Derailing a Nuclear Program by Force

Jan 3, 2017 | 09:01 GMT

This is the second installment of a five-part series examining the measures that could be taken to inhibit North Korea's nuclear weapons program.

Editor's Note

Editor's Note: This is the second installment of a five-part series that originally ran in May 2016 examining the measures that could be taken to inhibit North Korea's nuclear weapons program. The purpose of this series is not to consider political rhetoric or noninvasive means of coercion, such as sanctions. Rather, we are exploring the military options, however remote, that are open to the United States and its allies, and the expected retaliatory response from Pyongyang. The entire series can be found here.

This is the second installment of a five-part series examining the measures that could be taken to inhibit North Korea's nuclear weapons program. The purpose of this series is not to consider political rhetoric or noninvasive means of coercion, such as sanctions. Rather, we are exploring the military options, however remote, that are open to the United States and its allies, and the expected retaliatory response from Pyongyang....

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