Is North Korea Stepping Back from the Brink of Nuclear War?
Maybe--and for a very interesting reason.
Asia Times [2]
North Korea may be so convinced that its strategic position vs. the US has changed for the better that it might be willing to step back from the brink of nuclear war and settle for “practical equilibrium” with the US.
Robert Carlin [3], a veteran Korea analyst writing for website 38 North, says [4] that since two successful ICBM launches last July, Pyongyang may have come to the heady conclusion that it has reached the “final stage” in bolstering the nuclear force.
Source URL (retrieved on November 9, 2017):
http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/north-korea-stepping-back-the-brink-nuclear-war-23105
