Charles K. Armstrong (Charles King Armstrong) Quotes

The concern we should have is not that North Korea would suddenly launch a preemptive strike on Guam or any other target, but that the conflict escalates to the point that there is a miscalculation on one side or another and missiles or bombs are dropped.

Charles K. Armstrong

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