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Washington’s overriding North Korea policy goal since Kim Jong Un took power has been the complete denuclearization of the country — an initiative that has proven utterly unsuccessful after 10 years.
Kim’s efforts to develop a credible deterrent and long-range missile delivery system evolved over the past decade at a rate that exceeded most expectations, capped off by the successful test-launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile in Nov. 2017 that can strike all parts of the U.S.
Other U.S. goals in North Korea — promoting human rights, democracy and external information access — have all mostly
Washington’s overriding North Korea policy goal since Kim Jong Un took power has been the complete denuclearization of the country — an initiative that has proven utterly unsuccessful after 10 years.
Kim’s efforts to develop a credible deterrent and long-range missile delivery system evolved over the past decade at a rate that exceeded most expectations, capped off by the successful test-launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile in Nov. 2017 that can strike all parts of the U.S.
Chad O'Carroll is the founder of NK News/NK Pro and related holding company Korea Risk Group. In addition to being the group's CEO, O'Carroll is a frequent writer and commentator about the Koreas, having written about the two nations since 2010. He has visited the DPRK multiple times, worked and lived in Washington, D.C. with a focus on peninsula issues, and lived in the ROK since 2016.