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North Korea and Nuclear War
Belfer Center of Science and International Affairs, Harvard University

Lightning strikes behind a B-52 bomber at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota. Bombers like this are one of a variety of delivery methods for nuclear weapons. (J.T. Armstrong/U.S. Air Force) Here’s What Happens When the President Orders a Nuclear Strike Op-ed by James A. Winnefeld, Jr. Fortune Tensions on the Korean Peninsula have risen quickly this week on the heels of another long-range missile test, combined with public revelations that the Kim Jong-un regime may have miniaturized a nuclear weapon that can be mated to such a missile....We knew this was coming. Yet now that the rhetoric is running high, many are concerned that we are on the brink of nuclear war. Even though the possibility of such a war is remote, it has evoked understandable curiosity among the public regarding how the U.S. chain of command would function for ordering a nuclear strike, and whether or not sufficient checks and balances exist to prevent a costly mistake. Read more › North Korea: Nuclear Threats and Consequences TV interview with Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook NECN The Take with Sue O'Connell North Korea Stakes Include Massive Loss of Civilian Life Op-ed by Nicholas Burns USA Today Other media coverage from Nicholas Burns: TV interview on Bloomberg › Trump's Language 'Increases the Capacity for Mistakes' TV interview with Juliette Kayyem CNN Erin Burnett OutFront Other media coverage from Juliette Kayyem: Radio interview on Boston Public Radio › Harvard's Park Troubled by Trump's N. Korea Statements TV interview with John Park Bloomberg John Park also quoted in: The Economist › The Wall Street Journal › Watch John Park on HKS Facebook Live (requires Facebook login): Thursday, August 17, 2017 at 2:00PM EDT › The Real Nuclear Option Featured research from International Security by Scott Sagan and Benjamin Valentino Slate Is the Use of Nuclear Weapons Becoming More Thinkable? TV interview with Gary Samore BBC Newsnight Gary Samore also featured in: Q & A with Russia Matters › U.S. News and World Report › Reuters (also quotes Jon Wolfsthal) › Obama-era Nuclear Expert Says Trump Has Not Modernized U.S. Nuclear Arsenal TV interview with Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall MSNBC Andrea Mitchell Reports North Korea Threat Radio interview with William Tobey Michigan's Big Show Where Will Trump and Kim's Nuclear Brinkmanship Lead? TV interview with James A. Winnefeld, Jr. CBS Sunday Morning What's Next For The U.S. And North Korea (at 19:43) Radio interview with Jon Wolfsthal NPR On Point