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This R&D provides resources on U.S.-North Korean relations. The United States has never had warm relations with North Korea, as the two nations waged war between 1950-1953. Since the 1990s, the United States has worried about the North’s drive for a nuclear weapon. These fears have grown due to recent rocket launches that indicate the North’s desire to create a ballistic missile that one day may put areas of the U.S. West Coast in danger. The U.S. still has thousands of troops in South Korea and some policymakers want to increase sanctions in an effort to get North Korea to abandon its nuclear program. However, others point out that it is China, not the U.S., that holds the trump card regarding the North’s behavior.
The U.S. Senate approved strict sanctions intended to limit North Korea’s ability to finance warheads and missiles https://t.co/oeMQQX33E6
— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) February 11, 2016
On North Korea, US policymakers misunderstand the history between Beijing and Pyongyang: https://t.co/7ytgzlH6vn
— The Diplomat (@Diplomat_APAC) February 14, 2016
The Rogue-State Nuclear Missile Threat: North Korea can now threaten most of the continental US. https://t.co/58bpKuC7Bt
— WSJ Editorial Page (@WSJopinion) February 14, 2016
China’s North Korean Backfire: Seoul deploys new U.S. defenses as Beijing won’t stop its client. https://t.co/oNbhyczPQa
— WSJ Editorial Page (@WSJopinion) February 8, 2016
North Korea has launched what it says is a satellite and everyone else says is a long-range missile test. https://t.co/rHvAPUlBmr
— Kyle W. Orton (@KyleWOrton) February 8, 2016
James R. Clapper, the U.S. intelligence director, said North Korea, not Iran, is now seen as the world’s top threat. https://t.co/97gfHIJt4e
— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) February 10, 2016
The U.S. wants to park an anti-missile rocket system on North Korea’s doorstep https://t.co/1eZ8xq7XHJ pic.twitter.com/op1r2f1tUq
— Bloomberg Business (@business) February 8, 2016
Kim Jong-un says North Korea rocket launch was ‘telling blow’ to enemies https://t.co/E61zqVtFiv
— Guardian news (@guardiannews) February 15, 2016
North Korea’s Kim orders more rocket launches https://t.co/BLffR9Tu5o
— The Japan Times (@japantimes) February 15, 2016
North Korean mobile ballistic missile called top threat by U.S. https://t.co/rHRQYWcxoj
— The Japan Times (@japantimes) February 13, 2016
Useful compilation of conflicting “U.S. Assessments of North Korean Missile Capabilities Since 2011” https://t.co/ioaIbuqRzt via @CFR_org
— Joe Cirincione (@Cirincione) February 12, 2016
In response to North Korean provocation, U.S. deploys more Patriot missiles in South Korea https://t.co/ruWqYCZpQv
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) February 13, 2016