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Defense & SecurityChina, North Korea, South Korea, United States

China’s Response to Trump’s Threat to “Totally Destroy” North Korea

Joshua Ball

"The United States has great strength and patience, but if it is forced to defend itself or its allies, we will have no choice but to totally destroy North Korea.”…

Defense & SecurityChina, Japan, North Korea, Russia, South Korea, United States

Japan installs anti-missile systems in north of country due to North Korean threat

Joshua Ball

Japan will install a new PAC-3 missile interceptor on the northern island of Hokkaido. This is a direct response to the two missiles launched by North Korea that have flown…

Defense & SecurityChina, Japan, North Korea, Russia, South Korea, United Nations, United States

Trump tells UN: North Korea “Will be Destroyed” if Threats Persist

Joshua Ball

Trump Maintains Hostile-Yet-Vague Rhetoric while Addressing the U.N. General Assembly On August 19, 2017, President Donald Trump gave his first speech to the UN General Assembly. In his speech, he…

Defense & SecurityChina, Deterrence, North Korea, South Korea

North Korea Fires Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile Over Japan

Joshua Ball

Termed a "grave threat" by the Japanese Prime Minister, the newly-unpredictable nature of U.S. policy makes this situation exponentially more dangerous.North Korea has fired a ballistic missile that flew over Japan…

Defense & SecurityAmericas, Asia, China, International Security, North Korea

Escalation on the Korean Peninsula

Joshua Ball

Heightened Tensions with North Korea as US Navy Deploys a Third Carrier Strike Group to the Region. Under Trump’s direction, the Department of Defense led by Secretary James Mattis has…