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Today’s Insight – Expert Commentary
North Korean Missile Program Nears its Peak | Will Edwards, The Cipher Brief
Days after threatening a missile test aimed at the waters off the coast of the American territory of Guam and just ahead of the annual U.S.-South Korea military exercises taking place this week, Pyongyang released new propaganda posters highlighting the success of its recent intercontinental ballistic missile tests.
Time is the Enemy in Halting North Korea Nuke Ambitions | Philip E. Coyle, Senior Science Fellow, Center for Arms Control
“North Korea has advanced its missile programs by devoting a proportionately larger amount of its economy to missile developments and by obtaining technical help from other countries, notably Russia.”
North Korea No Stranger to Calculated Risks | James Kim, Director, Asan Institute for Policy Studies (Washington, D.C.)
“North Korea need not launch missiles toward Guam to demonstrate the progress that they have made. They can conduct test launches into international waters anywhere in the Pacific, which would demonstrate their ability to manage re-entry and guide intermediate or long-range missiles to intended targets with precision.”
- https://www.thecipherbrief.com/article/asia/north-korean-missile-program-nears-peak?utm_source=Join+the+Community+Subscribers&utm_campaign=feb1ef3e44-TCB+August+24+2017&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_02cbee778d-feb1ef3e44-122492169
- https://www.thecipherbrief.com/article/asia/time-enemy-halting-north-korea-nuke-ambitions?utm_source=Join+the+Community+Subscribers&utm_campaign=feb1ef3e44-TCB+August+24+2017&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_02cbee778d-feb1ef3e44-122492169
- https://www.thecipherbrief.com/article/asia/north-korea-no-stranger-calculated-risks?utm_source=Join+the+Community+Subscribers&utm_campaign=feb1ef3e44-TCB+August+24+2017&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_02cbee778d-feb1ef3e44-122492169