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A Call to Arms: Kim Jong Un and the Tactical Bomb

Does Kim Jong Un intend to deploy tactical nuclear weapons? If so, how might these weapons manifest in the country's existing nuclear forces and what challenges may arise for the United States and South Korea?

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By Ankit Panda
Published on Sep 24, 2021

The Washington Quarterly

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About the Author

Ankit Panda

Stanton Senior Fellow, Nuclear Policy Program

Ankit Panda is the Stanton Senior Fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

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Ankit Panda
Stanton Senior Fellow, Nuclear Policy Program
Ankit Panda
SecurityForeign PolicyNuclear PolicyArms ControlEast AsiaNorth Korea

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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