China’s Fear of U.S. Missile Defense Is Disingenuous
Beijing knows that THAAD in South Korea doesn’t pose a military threat to China. Its objects are entirely political./ A key responsibility of mine during my time in the Pentagon was to devise and implement U.S. defense policies and strategies related to North Korea. One unfortunate aspect of this responsibility was the repeated need to quickly develop options, in collaboration with my colleagues, to respond to North Korean ballistic missile tests. I got a lot of practice: In 2016 alone, Pyongyang conducted more than 20 such tests, despite ...
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