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North Korea's Nuclear Weapons Program to 2015: Three Scenarios
- Asia Policy
- National Bureau of Asian Research
- Number 3, January 2007
- pp. 105-123
- 10.1353/asp.2007.0007
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This essay evaluates three alternative scenarios for North Korea's nuclear weapons development over the coming decade: (1) pursuit of a symbolic nuclear capability, (2) pursuit of an operational nuclear deterrent, and (3) a deficient or failed effort to achieve an operational capability.