On the Brink Trump, Kim, and the Threat of Nuclear War
On the Brink: Trump, Kim, and the Threat of Nuclear War by Van Jackson, published by Cambridge University Press in 2019, offers an in-depth analysis of the escalating tensions between the United States and North Korea during 2017. This 236-page book examines the personal exchanges and military posturing between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, providing a detailed account of the first American nuclear crisis in the post-Cold War era.
Readers will find a thorough exploration of the geopolitical dynamics in East Asia, the implications of Trump’s aggressive rhetoric, and the historical context of U.S. policy failures regarding North Korea’s nuclear ambitions. Jackson, a former Pentagon insider and Korean security expert, utilizes informed analysis to discuss the fragile resolution of the crisis and the potential for future conflicts. The book delves into themes of military strategy, nuclear warfare, and international relations, making it a significant contribution to the discourse on contemporary security issues.
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In 2017, the world watched as President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un traded personal insults and escalating threats of nuclear war amid unprecedented shows of military force. Former Pentagon insider and Korean security expert Van Jackson traces the origins of the first American nuclear crisis in the post-Cold War era, and explains the fragile, highly unpredictable way that it ended. Grounded in security studies and informed analysis of the US response to North Korea’s increasing nuclear threat, Trump’s aggressive rhetoric is analysed in the context of prior US policy failures, the geopolitics of East Asia, North Korean strategic culture and the acceleration of its nuclear programme. Jackson argues that the Trump administration’s policy of ‘maximum pressure’ brought the world much closer to inadvertent nuclear war than many realise – and charts a course for the prevention of future conflicts.
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