In an interview, however, Kimmage said senior leaders spend a third of their time on the "counter-state mission", meaning mostly Russian Federation. "We are using maximum pressure on North Korea in various ways". Last year, North Korea conducted dozens of missile launches and its sixth and largest nuclear test, in defiance of United Nations sanctions. Russian Federation and China are expanding and modernizing their WMD arsenals, he said. These new types of nuclear weapons will introduce new risks for escalation of dynamics and security in the region, Coats said, reflecting on the risks involved in developing such types of nuclear weapons.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 17, 2018 01:05 UTC