Blake Chiappetta, ‘16 Throughout the past two weeks, controversy has risen out of the North Korean capital of Pyongyang. Threats concerning both South Korea and the United States have erupted from North Korea. The most notable threat occurred when North Korea announced that they intend to restart their nuclear facility, with the prospect of creating […]
Tag: North Korea
Jeff Lindstrom, ‘14 In the news this week, CNN reports on North Korea’s latest threats of preparing rocket strikes targeting U.S. soil and what this means for U.S-Korean relations, The Daily Caller divulges President Obama’s recent plans to create a commission that will focus on changing state election laws, and The New York Times discusses […]
Brianna Kirk, ‘15 The news over the past week has been filled with recent developments from North Korea. Following an underground nuclear test in early February, North Korea’s nuclear missile capability has raised concern over whether the country has the ability to follow through with their alarming nuclear threats. The threats have been aimed primarily […]
Nuclear Policy and North Korea
Kristen Trout ’15 Since the failure of the Taepodong-2 ballistic missile launch in 2009, North Korea has been steadily advancing their nuclear capabilities and policy. In early April 2012, North Korea made superior progress on their nuclear program by officially allowing the public and the media to analyze their new ballistic missile launching site near […]