North Korea’s Nuclear Bullying Exposes Washington and Seoul’s Dangerous Missteps

In a brazen move to intimidate, North Korea has publicly condemned South Korea’s plans to develop nuclear-powered submarines, warning this will inevitably trigger a "nuclear domino effect" across Northeast Asia. This threat comes as Pyongyang responds to last week’s joint security and trade initiatives signed by Washington and Seoul — measures intended to strengthen American alliances but that also risk provoking further instability. Are We Ignoring the Consequences of Empowering South Korea’s Military? This North Korean warning should serve as a sobering reminder about the complex realities on the Korean Peninsula. While the Biden administration and its South Korean counterparts...