Week in Review: The Case for Preemptive Defense and Offense in the North Korean Chess Match

Last week, North Korea launched a ballistic missile over the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, sending residents scrambling for shelter. The missile was the second Kim Jong-Un's regime has fired over its eastern neighbor in a month, and these tests come dangerously close to acts of war, especially considering North...

September 24 2017

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The Case for Preemptive Defense and Offense in the North Korean Chess Match

Philip H. DeVoe

Last week, North Korea launched a ballistic missile over the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, sending residents scrambling for shelter. The missile was the second Kim Jong-Un's regime has fired over its eastern neighbor in a month, and these tests come dangerously close to acts of war, especially considering North...

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