Anthony Ruggiero writes: Ratcheting up the financial and military pressure on Pyongyang is a peaceful means for changing the regime’s behavior—and a much preferable alternative to war. A meeting with an American president could play an important role in such a strategy, but the timing must be right and should not be used to validate North Korea’s status as a nuclear state. A summit between the leaders of the decades-long foes could one day happen, but it would have to be with a very different North Korea. - Politico
Weapons tests like last month’s failed missile launch in Sinpo aren’t cheap. By one estimate, North Korea spent $1.3 billion on missile tests in 2012 alone. That may explain why the escalation in North Korea’s nuclear provocations has been accompanied by a spree of attempted and actual online bank heists that trace right back to Pyongyang. – The Daily Beast
Anthony Ruggiero writes: Ratcheting up the financial and military pressure on Pyongyang is a peaceful means for changing the regime’s behavior—and a much preferable alternative to war. A meeting with an American president could play an important role in such a strategy, but the timing must be right and should not be used to validate North Korea’s status as a nuclear state. A summit between the leaders of the decades-long foes could one day happen, but it would have to be with a very different North Korea. - Politico
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