James Person explains what North Korea hopes to gain by provoking nuclear tensions and if additional sanctions, as some are recommending, would matter to a nation isolated from much of the international community.
With North Korea conducting a new round of nuclear tests and the US and South Korea flying bombers and fighter jets as a show of strength in response, the Korean Peninsula is back in the spotlight. We spoke with James Person to find out what North Korea hopes to gain by provoking nuclear tensions and if additional sanctions, as some are recommending, would matter to a nation isolated from much of the international community. His insights provide the focus for this edition of Wilson Center NOW.
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