Daniel Pinkston
Daniel Pinkston
Daniel Pinkston is North East Asia Deputy Project Director with the International Crisis Group in Seoul. He was Director of the East Asia Nonproliferation Project at the Center for Nonproliferation Studies in Monterey, California, and has been Associate editor of The Nonproliferation Review since 2004...
defend difficult element increases missiles solid surprise
With solid fuel, the missiles can be launched more quickly. The surprise element increases and they are much more difficult to defend against.
exaggerate external incentives insecure living people state wretched
There are incentives for any state to exaggerate an external threat. If people feel insecure and have fear, they want to be protected. Even if you're living under wretched conditions, you think it is better than the alternative.