Wednesday I wrote about concerns raised by two North Korea experts that Kim Jong Un seemed to be preparing for war. As of today, that story has been picked up everywhere. Here’s the Washington Post:
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this week declared South Korea to be an enemy state and formally abandoned the idea of peacefully reunifying the two halves of the peninsula, a bombshell even by his fiery standards…
Two prominent scholars — neither known for having hawkish views — warned last week that Kim’s calculations have significantly changed since he last sat down for nuclear negotiations, in 2019. They say U.S. policymakers who expect “more of the same” from Kim are unprepared for potentially dangerous measures he is now preparing to take.
“We should pay attention to the possibility that Kim Jong Un has somehow figured out how he could prepare and start some sort…