What War With North Korea Looks Like

In 1994, as Washington mulled bombing the Yongbyon reactor during a crisis over North Korea's suspected nuclear-weapons program, President Clinton asked the commander of U.S. forces in South Korea about the bottom-line cost if war broke out on the Peninsula. Pyongyang's recent missile test...

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Published in:National journal (1975) 2013-04
Main Author: Sorcher, Sara
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alliances
Forecasts and trends
International relations-US
Missiles
Nuclear crisis stability
Nuclear proliferation
Nuclear weapons
Shootings
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Summary:In 1994, as Washington mulled bombing the Yongbyon reactor during a crisis over North Korea's suspected nuclear-weapons program, President Clinton asked the commander of U.S. forces in South Korea about the bottom-line cost if war broke out on the Peninsula. Pyongyang's recent missile test shows progress in long-range ballistic technology, and a Pentagon report suggests the regime could miniaturize nuclear warheads to fit on ballistic missiles (although the reliability would be low).
ISSN:0360-4217
1943-4553