Does the US Enjoy Nuclear Primacy Over North Korea?
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The issue of nuclear deterrence in the Korean peninsula is usually posed in terms of how reliably the United States and its key regional allies can deter an attack by North Korea. That has it exactly the wrong way around. The question is not whether the US can deter North Korea; that's a triviality. The real question is whether North Korea can deter the United States.
Does the US Enjoy Nuclear Primacy Over North Korea?
Does the US Enjoy Nuclear Primacy Over North…
Does the US Enjoy Nuclear Primacy Over North Korea?
The issue of nuclear deterrence in the Korean peninsula is usually posed in terms of how reliably the United States and its key regional allies can deter an attack by North Korea. That has it exactly the wrong way around. The question is not whether the US can deter North Korea; that's a triviality. The real question is whether North Korea can deter the United States.