North Korea, nuclear brinkmanship, and the Oval Office / Frederick H. Fleitz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fleitz, Frederick H., 1962- Author.

Series:

Kenneth E. Montague presidential rhetoric series http://id.loc.gov/resources/hubs/6a2db44f-80da-ed54-9839-64cf0596b849

Kenneth E. Montague presidential rhetoric series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nuclear arms control--Government policy--United States--History.

Nuclear arms control.

Nuclear weapons--Government policy--Korea (North)--History.

Nuclear weapons.

United States--Foreign relations--Korea (North).

United States.

Korea (North)--Foreign relations--United States.

Korea (North).

Physical Description:

pages cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2026]

Summary:

"Only nine countries have possessed nuclear weapons in the roughly eighty years since the US first introduced the atomic bomb to the world. Since then, a dangerous game of "will they, won't they?" has been played between these nations. The most infamous standoff is the Cold War between the US and USSR, but the emergence of North Korea's nuclear program in the 1950s-with the support of the USSR-is often overlooked. While repeatedly downplayed in media over the decades, public consciousness is beginning to recognize North Korea's nuclear ability. In North Korea, Nuclear Brinkmanship, and the Oval Office, Frederick H. Fleitz, who has more than twenty-five years of experience working in US national security agencies, reveals the advanced state of Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program. Fleitz examines the history of US policy toward North Korea from the Eisenhower administration to the end of the Biden administration and offers a history and an analysis of the development of nuclear infrastructure in North Korea despite US efforts to impede the development. He attributes this state of affairs, in part, to mistakes and inconsistencies in US policy from administrations of both political parties. Further, Fleitz covers the strategies employed by North Korea to delay, defuse, and otherwise work around various sanctions and agreements that both nations view as obstacles to their nuclear aims. Offering the work as a "resource for US officials, experts, media, and allies," Fleitz stresses the urgency of a coherent and effective US policy that recognizes both the seriousness of nuclear threats and the global, political, and military realities that have given rise to them"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Moscow Starts the North Korean Nuclear Program

Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter's Nuclear Deal with North Korea

The Erratic North Korea Policy of George W. Bush

Obama Tries "Strategic Patience" with North Korea

Trump and North Korea, Part I: US Ultimatums as Threat Grows

Trump and North Korea, Part II: Trump Tries Personal Diplomacy with Kim

Trump and North Korea, Part III: Stalemate After Singapore

Biden Reverses Trump, Returns to Strategic Patience with North Korea

Conclusion and Recommendations

Appendix 1: Agreed Framework Between the United States of America and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Appendix 2: Unclassified Intelligence Assessment on the North Korean Nuclear Program, November 2002

Appendix 3: Joint Statement of President Donald J. Trump of the United States of America and Chairman Kim Jong Un of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the Singapore Summit.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version Fleitz, Frederick H., 1962- North korea, nuclear brinkmanship, and the oval office

ISBN:

9781648433344

1648433340

OCLC:

1557936130

Publisher Number:

90104511317