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Yes, the whole idea of "fixing" North Korea is very vague. I would like to understand what this actually means in terms of an end state. Only then can we really examine whether China possesses the...

Of course, but one should also realize that much of the time U-turns don't happen. The fact that U-turns occurred, can occur and will occur in the future does not mean that China will, in this...

I don't think your Kosovo example supports your assertion. First, the prospect for civil war there was well known - indeed long before 1990. You can google up a prescient CIA analysis on...

I agree the US is overly-focused on WMD, but I think a lot of that is because North Korea is an active proliferator. I'm not so sure about the rest. How could the US create such an environment? ...

So stationing troops in South Korea for the last 50+ years and stationing nukes on South Korean soil for most of that time was all for nothing?



Since NK already possesses nuclear weapons how...

This bears repeating, IMO. It's why we have a strategic warning system to begin with.

Dayuhan,

Here's one reason restraining our ramp-down from NE asia: our allies. Our forces are there as much to deter them as to deter potential enemies IMO. A withdraw by the US could...

I guess I'm a "humiliatingclimbdowntra" then :)

JMA,

Please define "humilitating climb down." If this minor accomodation constitutes a "humiliation" then it seems to me virtually any accomodation (whether real or perceived) is a "humiliation"...

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As always, the best technical analysis is at armscontrolwonk.

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