Kim Jong Un and the bomb : survival and deterrence in North Korea /
In September 2017, North Korea shocked the world by exploding the most powerful nuclear device tested anywhere in 25 years. Months earlier, it had conducted the first test flight of a missile capable of ranging much of the United States. By the end of that year, Kim Jong Un, the reclusive state'...
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New York :
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2020.
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Table of Contents:
- Part one: Survival. A new emperor ; History's trials ; Deterrence
- Part two: Testing, testing. Building the bomb ; Deterrence close to home ; Fire from the sea ; To Guam and beyond ; Going intercontinental ; Fear, command, control
- Part three: Nuclear coexistence? The arsonist and the firefighter ; A dangerous coexistence
- Appendix: Complete list of U.S. intelligence community designations for North Korea.