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Jan 2022
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Why is North Korea Suddenly Launching So...

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North Korea has already launched more than six missile tests since the start of the new year.

Why is North Korea is suddenly launching so many new missile tests -- and what can be done about?  Three experts weigh in:

Jeffrey Lewis is a Professor at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterrey and an open source researcher at the James Martin Center for non proliferation studies

Ankit Panda is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Michelle Kae is the Deputy Director of the 38 North Program at the Stimson Center

 

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