When assessing North Korea’s missiles, keep a cool head
DPRK leader Kim Jong Un won’t fire his new cruise and ballistic missiles at the US or its allies
Rodong Sinmun | Kim Jong Un at the military parade on Sept. 9, 2021
The following article is an opinion piece by Daniel DePetris. Views expressed in opinion articles are exclusively the author’s own and do not represent those of NK News.
With the Biden administration continuing to manage the fallout from last month’s U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the last thing the White House needed was an unannounced missile test in Northeast Asia.
The following article is an opinion piece by Daniel DePetris. Views expressed in opinion articles are exclusively the author’s own and do not represent those of NK News.
With the Biden administration continuing to manage the fallout from last month’s U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the last thing the White House needed was an unannounced missile test in Northeast Asia.
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