@wellerstein I know DPRK has been working on weapons through several administrations, but the tempo and level of provocation has increased with Trump. Why?
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I think "provocation" is in the eye of the beholder (from DPRK perspective, US is pretty "provocative"), but I think they are at a crucial stage of wanting to signal capability.
They worry about the temptation of preemption (just like I do), want to make it look dangerous (I think it is). They act exactly how we'd expect a state in their position to act, most of the time — trying to demonstrate that doubts about their abilities are wrong.
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Do you think Trump should have treated them as respected adversaries instead of using “Rocket Man” put-downs?
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