Trump’s North Korea Strategy

The president is combining economic, diplomatic, and military efforts to push North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons program

North Koreans listen to a television broadcast of a statement by communist dictator Kim Jong Un, in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Sept. 22, 2017. ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images

President Donald Trump is running an unprecedented pressure campaign against North Korea, in an attempt to avoid war and prevent the regime from obtaining nuclear weapons.

While the isolated state does not yet have the ability to successfully launch a nuclear warhead fitted on a ballistic missile, experts believe it’s just a matter of time.