Why Russia won't call the Hwasong-14 an ICBM



Analysis Why Russia won’t call the Hwasong-14 an ICBM The Kremlin cannot publicly accept that the DPRK represents a serious threat to the U.S. Anthony V. Rinna August 3, 2017 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Kremlin.ru Once a possible holdout of Russia-U.S. international cooperation, North Korea has since evolved into the latest area of diplomatic disagreement between Moscow and Washington. Unlike other areas of geopolitical discord between Moscow and Washington, such as Syria and Ukraine, the source of the latest diplomatic standoff between the two powers is not of a traditionally geopolitical nature. Rather, it has recently from a fundamental disagreement over the most recent advances in North Korea's missile technology. Once a possible holdout of Russia-U.S. international cooperation, North Korea has since evolved into the latest area of diplomatic disagreement between Moscow and Washington. Unlike other areas of geopolitical discord between Moscow and Washington, such as Syria and Ukraine, the source of the latest diplomatic standoff between the two powers is not of a traditionally geopolitical nature. Rather, it has recently from a fundamental disagreement over the most recent advances in North Korea's missile technology. Become a member for less than $5.75 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

Analysis

Why Russia won’t call the Hwasong-14 an ICBM

The Kremlin cannot publicly accept that the DPRK represents a serious threat to the U.S.

Anthony V. Rinna August 3, 2017

Why Russia won’t call the Hwasong-14 an ICBM

Kremlin.ru

Once a possible holdout of Russia-U.S. international cooperation, North Korea has since evolved into the latest area of diplomatic disagreement between Moscow and Washington.

Unlike other areas of geopolitical discord between Moscow and Washington, such as Syria and Ukraine, the source of the latest diplomatic standoff between the two powers is not of a traditionally geopolitical nature. Rather, it has recently from a fundamental disagreement over the most recent advances in North Korea's missile technology.