North Korea’s Missiles, Nukes, and False Promises: How to Respond?

Testimony by Scott A. Snyder

April 18, 2012

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In his testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Scott Snyder argues that the United States should redouble its efforts to shape North Korea's strategic environment rather than try to identify the right combination of carrots and sticks to be used in a negotiation with Pyongyang.

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