The globe is already pockmarked with crises, and here may be another: North Korea is acting in highly unusual ways, leading some veteran analysts to fear it is preparing a surprise attack on South Korea and perhaps on Japan and Guam as well.
I’ve seen many false alarms since I began covering and visiting North Korea in the 1980s.
But one of those experts is Robert Carlin, who has been analyzing North Korea for 50 years for the C.I.A., State Department and other organizations.
Carlin and Hecker published their warning in an essay on the 38 North website, which focuses on North Korea.
They raised the possibility that North Korea might use its nuclear warheads to strike the region (it’s not clear if its warheads could reach the United States and survive re-entry into the atmosphere).
Persons:
Kim Jong, Robert Carlin, Siegfried Hecker, Carlin, Hecker
Organizations:
State Department, Stanford, North
Locations:
North Korea, South Korea, Japan, Guam, Korea, United States