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“Nuke for Nuke” — Kim Jong-Un’s Audacious Escalation Gambit

In a grave warning to the United States, Kim Jong-un laid out his guiding principles for responding to any of its military advances in the upcoming year: “nuke for nuke” and “all-out confrontation for an all-out confrontation”.

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By Kylie Jones
Published on Mar 1, 2023

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Kylie Jones

Kylie Jones

Former Research Assistant, Nuclear Policy Program, Technology and International Affairs Program

Kylie Jones was a research assistant in the Carnegie Nuclear Policy Program and Technology and International Affairs Program.

Kylie Jones
Former Research Assistant, Nuclear Policy Program, Technology and International Affairs Program
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SecurityNuclear PolicyEast 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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