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Denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula: Reviewing the Precedents

Nuclear disarmament talks with the North Koreans go back at least a quarter-century. How did we get to Singapore?
by Joshua Pollack via Arms Control Wonk on June 10, 2018
Helicopters landing American troops in Grenada in 1983.
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The Reagan-Era Invasion that Drove North Korea to Develop Nuclear Weapons

How we got to warnings about fire and fury: the 1983 invasion of the small Caribbean nation of Grenada thousands of miles from North Korea.
by Benjamin R. Young via Made By History on August 9, 2017

The U.S. Contemplated a Nuclear Confrontation in North Korea in 1953.

The Trump Administration can - and should - learn from that moment.
by David E. Kaiser via TIME on April 14, 2017
Photograph of woman interrogated by soldier at Korean prisoner-of-war camp

A Permanent Battle

A new history draws on recently declassified archives to illustrate how the Korean War was an intimate civil conflict, not just a proxy battle between superpowers.
by E. Tammy Kim via New York Review of Books on May 5, 2022
Korean mothers and children cover their ears as they watch a battle.

The Forgotten War

What has fueled the hostility between the U.S. and North Korea for decades?
via Throughline on February 21, 2019
China and Korea shaking hands, and a dove and a missile.

Important Moments in U.S.-Korean Relations

From the first exchange of gunfire in 1865 to the 1953 ceasefire, and beyond.
by Eleri Harris via The Nib on June 8, 2018
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Iran, North Korea, Russia: How the Nuclear Threat Re-emerged

Countries are expanding their nuclear arsenals. So why is the public so complacent about the risk of nuclear catastrophe?
by Noah Madoff, Harvey Burrell via Retro Report on May 15, 2018

Is It Time for a 21st-Century Version of ‘The Day After’?

It’s beginning to feel like the 1980s all over again.
by Marsha Gordon via The Conversation on January 25, 2018
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How the Korean War Put Presidents in Charge of Nuclear Weapons

The president's unilateral nuclear authority comes from decisions made at the start of the Atomic Age.
by Se Young Jang via Made By History on January 2, 2018

How One Man Helped Burn Down North Korea

The story of one of the most effective and brutal spymasters in U.S. history, and the beginning of an infamous love affair with napalm.
by Blaine Harden via Politico Magazine on October 2, 2017

What the Cuban Missile Crisis Can Teach Us About the North Korean Missile Crisis

To avoid catastrophe, Kennedy turned to diplomacy. Trump would be wise to do the same.
by Martin J. Sherwin via The Nation on August 23, 2017

Comparing Truman's Hiroshima Statement to Trump's North Korea Ultimatum

What to know before equating "fire and fury" to the "rain of ruin."
by Olivia B. Waxman via TIME on August 9, 2017

What Trump Needs to Know About North Korea's History

The peninsula has a long record of risky games with great powers.
by Sheila Miyoshi Jager via Politico Magazine on August 9, 2017

How America Shed the Taboo Against Preventive War

If Dwight Eisenhower or Ronald Reagan were transported to 2017, they would be shocked that the United States is considering an attack on North Korea.
by Peter Beinart via The Atlantic on April 21, 2017
The White House surrounded by outlines of Iran, Russia, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela, China, Syria, and Afghanistan.

How Four U.S. Presidents Unleashed Economic Warfare Across the Globe

U.S. sanctions have surged over the last two decades and are now in effect on almost one-third of all nations. But are they doing more harm than we realize?
by Jeff Stein, Federica Cocco via Washington Post on July 25, 2024
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Reviewing the Oppenheimer Reviews

Christopher Nolan's blockbuster has generated a torrent of historical commentary about the birth of nuclear weapons. Is there something missing from the conversation?
by Kathryn Ostrofsky on August 25, 2023
The United States flag flying above that of Guam.

Trapped by Empire

The government of Guam has appointed a Commission on Decolonization, but U.S. control means that all of the island’s options have substantial downsides.
by Van Jackson via Dissent on February 8, 2023

The Christian History of Korean-American Adoption

How World Vision and Compassion International sparked an Oregon family to raise eight mixed-race children.
by Soojin Chung via Christianity Today on October 9, 2019
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Daniel Ellsberg Is Still Thinking About the Papers He Didn’t Get to Leak

The man who leaked the Pentagon Papers is back with a new book, The Doomsday Machine.
by Andrew Rice via Intelligencer on November 28, 2017
James K. Johnson and Dwight D. Eisenhower on an inspection tour of an air base.
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Trump Threatened to Nuke North Korea. Did Ike Do the same?

The myth of Ike’s nuclear recklessness could lead us into war.
by William I. Hitchcock via Made By History on August 11, 2017

What if the President Ordering a Nuclear Attack isn’t Sane?

There are fewer checks in the system than you might think.
by Michael S. Rosenwald via Retropolis on August 9, 2017

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