April 16, 2024
Opinion

US-ROK missile launches won’t convince North Korea to give up its nukes

Military responses have some deterrence value but risk escalating tensions and justifying the DPRK’s weapons development

The following article is an opinion piece by Ian Bowers, an associate professor at the Royal Danish Defence College in Copenhagen. Views expressed in opinion articles are exclusively the author’s own and do not represent those of NK News.


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