Story highlights Jonathan Cristol: the US has greeted North Korea's missile tests with the typical disjointed reaction we have come to expect from the Trump administration. North Korean actions requires a multifaceted, nuanced, coordinated, and thoughtful response, Cristol writesJonathan Cristol is a fellow at the World Policy Institute and a senior fellow at the Center for Civic Engagement at Bard College. The immediate, obvious response to an accidental strike on Japan would be to strike back at the launch site. This was a dangerous escalation from North Korea's previous missile tests, which have followed steep trajectories to avoid flying over Japan , and should be met with a serious response. But since the 2016 US election, the US has greeted North Korea's missile tests with the typical disjointed reaction we have come to expect from the Trump administration.

Source: CNN August 31, 2017 14:32 UTC