Nuclear States and Reality Creation: The 2017-2018 North Korean Crisis

• In Event: Deterrence, Assurance, and the Politics of Nuclear Weapons

Brief Overview

In 2017, the Trump administration played up the threat from North Korea; in 2018, it played the same threat down. I argue that the change is an example of how nuclear states can “create their own reality.”

Author

• William d'Ambruoso, Harvard Kennedy School