POLSCI 160 Lecture 4: Current Event: U.S. & North Korea - Threats & Promises

• School: U of M
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLSCI 160
• Professor: James Morrow

Document Summary

N. korea threatens to fire ballistic missiles at water surrounding u. s. military base in guam. N. korea threatens to shoot down u. s. bomber jets in the region. N. korea threatens continental u. s. by developing missiles w/ potential to reach it. U. s. (president trump) threatens to totally destroy n. korea w/ fire & fury . If u. s. continues to impose sanctions, may strain relationship w/ china. If u. s. continues to impose sanctions, n. korea suffers but over long period of time b/c of illicit support from russia & china. N. korea"s ability to deliver on missile threats = unknown. Large military: capability to inflict costs on s. korea quickly: korea never actually conducted tests proving icbm could reach u. s . U. s. ability to unleash fire & fury = known ( u. s. could likely overthrow i. ii. regime ) If u. s. continues to bark but not bite, other countries (iran) will ignore future threats.