Earlier this month, the White House finally released a long-delayed national security plan that outlines the Biden administration’s approach to an array of security challenges around the world.

But while it gives considerable space to “outcompeting China and constraining Russia,” the strategy document gives short shrift to North Korea, mentioning the country only twice in 48 pages while reiterating that the U.S. will pursue both diplomacy with Pyongyang and extended deterrence.

The lack of U.S. attention on North Korea is concerning, particularly in light of its continued missile testing and nuclear saber-rattling. It