Bibliograph

Kim Jong Un and the bomb, survival and deterrence in North Korea, Ankit Panda

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Kim Jong Un and the bomb, survival and deterrence in North Korea, Ankit Panda

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-360) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Kim Jong Un and the bomb

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1121083967

Responsibility statement

Ankit Panda

Sub title

survival and deterrence in North Korea

Summary

"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's ruler, declared that his nuclear deterrent was complete. Today, North Korea's nuclear weapons stockpile and ballistic missile arsenal continues to grow, presenting one of the most serious challenges to international security to date. Internal regime propaganda has called North Korea's nuclear forces the country's 'treasured sword,' underscoring the cherished place of these weapons in national strategy. Fiercely committed to self-reliance, Kim remains determined to avoid unilateral disarmament. Kim Jong Un and the Bomb tells the story of how North Korea, once derided in the 1970s as a 'fourth-rate pipsqueak' of a country by President Richard Nixon, came to credibly threaten the American homeland by November 2017. Ankit Panda explores the contours of North Korea's nuclear capabilities, the developmental history of its weapons programs, and the prospects for disarming or constraining Kim's arsenal. With no signs that North Korea's total disarmament is imminent over the next years, or even decade, Panda explores the consequences of a nuclear-armed North Korea for the United States, South Korea, and the world"--Adapted from jacket flap

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

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