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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Panda, Ankit (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press US, 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.