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North Korean ballistic missiles
North Korea: Why It's Time to Double Down on the Double Freeze
By William Choong
Freeze-for-freeze is the right approach. It's time to hammer out the details.
Why Most Misread North Korea's Guam Threat
By Ankit Panda
North Korea is experimenting with new types of coercive bargaining.
Whatever Trump May Believe, North Korea Didn't 'Back Down' From Its Guam Threat
By Ankit Panda
That North Korea has not yet launched missiles toward Guam does not mean that Kim Jong-un has backed down.
China’s African Knot
By Felipe Cruvinel
China’s involvement in Africa is changing from "business only" to include peacekeeping and other political interests.
North Korea's New High-Performance Missile Engines Likely Weren't Made in Russia or Ukraine
By Ankit Panda
However, U.S. intelligence has a good idea of the kind of engine North Korea is using in its new long-range missiles.
North Korea Won't Be Striking the Waters Near Guam. For Now.
By Ankit Panda
Kim Jong-un decided not to pull the trigger on his plan to strike waters near Guam. What does that tell us?
China Bans North Korean Coal, Iron and Seafood Imports
By Charlotte Gao
The Chinese president told the U.S. president that Beijing is ready to work with Washington on the Korean crisis.
Time for ‘Implementation Diplomacy’ on North Korea
By Leif-Eric Easley
There are no quick fixes for the North Korean threat; attempts at rushed solutions and grand bargains risk unintended consequences.
How Trump Can Enforce His 'Red Line' on North Korea's ICBM Without War
By Ankit Panda
Is massive spending on missile defense the Trump administration's answer to its red line problem with North Korea?
US Intelligence: North Korea's ICBM Reentry Vehicles Are Likely Good Enough to Hit the Continental US
By Ankit Panda
North Korea's reentry vehicle technology is likely where it needs it to be, but it may choose to test to longer ranges.
Will North Korea's New Long-Range Missiles Let It Coerce the United States?
By Adam Mount
North Korea's long-range missiles are permitting it to take greater coercive risks.
North Korea's Second ICBM Test Introduced New Features to the Missile's Second Stage
By Ankit Panda
North Korea's July 28 Hwasong-14 ICBM launch featured yaw maneuver motors on the second stage.