Essays

What to Do about North Korean Nuclear Weapons

Recounting the history of North Korea’s nuclear weapons program and the failure of past efforts at negotiated “denuclearization,” this essay explores the options of (1) continuing with denuclearization diplomacy or (2) pursuing “arms control” with North Korea but instead recommends (3) a policy of prolonged pressure and isolation to limit the development of North Korea’s capabilities as much as possible and make its example unattractive to future would-be proliferators.

Wednesday, August 23, 2023 1 min read By:

Christopher Ford,