In Countering Nuclear North Korea, US Walks Tightrope With China

In Countering Nuclear North Korea, US Walks Tightrope With China
A Man watches a television broadcast in Seoul, South Korea on North Korea's missile launch on March 26, 2014. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images
Joshua Philipp
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As North Korea continues developing its nuclear weapons programs, the United States and its allies are looking to improve their ballistic missile defense (BMD) systems to keep pace.

Plans to improve the BMD in the Asia–Pacific region may bring along new problems of its own, however. Defense experts are concerned that improvements to the defensive system may cause the Chinese regime to increase its development of nuclear weapons.

Joshua Philipp
Joshua Philipp
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Joshua Philipp is senior investigative reporter and host of “Crossroads” at The Epoch Times. As an award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker, his works include "The Real Story of January 6" (2022), "The Final War: The 100 Year Plot to Defeat America" (2022), and "Tracking Down the Origin of Wuhan Coronavirus" (2020).
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