The Hudson Institute will host Dr. Patrick M. Cronin and experts General Vincent K. Brooks, USA (Ret.), Lt. General In Bum Chun, ROKA (Ret.), Dr. Andrei Lankov, and Evans J.R. Revere for a discussion on threat perception, the utility of force, and the role of the U.S.-South Korea alliance in deterring North Korean aggression.
In January, Kim Jong-un pledged to modernize and refine North Korea’s arsenal by building “ultramodern tactical nuclear weapons,” “hypersonic gliding-flight warheads,” “multi-warhead” missiles, and land- and submarine-launched ICBM. Yet just three years ago Kim declared his nuclear program had been completed. What is the North Korean dictator up to? How does the North Korean regime’s paranoid perception of threats motivate these undertakings? Join our distinguished panel for a discussion of this important topic.
This program is made possible by the generous support of the Korea Foundation.
Watch here: https://www.hudson.org/events/1930-virtual-event-north-korean-threat-pe…
Speakers
General Vincent K. Brooks, USA (Ret.), Former Commander, U.S. Forces in Korea, the Republic of Korea-United States Combined Forces Command, and the United Nations Command
Lt. General In Bum Chun, ROKA (Ret.), Former Deputy Commander, First ROK Army & Former Commander, ROK Special Warfare Command
Dr. Andrei Lankov, Director, NK News & Professor, Kookmin University
Evans J.R. Revere, Senior Director, Albright Stonebridge Group & Former Deputy Chief of Mission and Charge D'affaires, U.S. Embassy in Seoul