April 19, 2024
Opinion

Breakthrough: North Korea’s Long Range Missile Launch

In December launch North Korea has proven cynics wrong and shown that it can successfully deploy a three-stage ICBM

By Bruce E. Bechtol Jr. Ph.D. at Angelo State University.

Dr. Bruce E. Bechtol Jr. is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Angelo State University and the current President of the International Council on Korean Studies. His latest book, The Last Days of Kim Jong-il: The North Korean Threat in a Changing Era (Washington DC: Potomac Books) is scheduled for publication in April, 2013.

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