[imText1]To a proportion of experts and analysts, the Byungjin Line of simultaneous nuclear and people\u2019s economic development, as announced by Kim Jong Eun at the end of March, represents a transformative change in Pyongyang\u2019s approach to politics both at home and abroad.<\/p>\n
However, to others, a group that includes Dr. Daniel Pinkston of the International Crisis Group, the new line is a dangerous step, forming part of North Korea\u2019s long-term strategy to obtain acceptance as a nuclear power through a form of \u201cIndia-type exceptionalism.\u201d <\/p>\n
In this, the latest of Daily NK\u2019s featured Saturday Interviews, Dr. Pinkston discusses what is needed to stop North Korea achieving its nuclear goals, as well as outlining why he believes that Pyongyang has no desire to deviate from the Songun, or \u201cmilitary-first,\u201d political line.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
[imText1]To a proportion of experts and analysts, the Byungjin Line of simultaneous nuclear and people\u2019s economic development, as announced by Kim Jong Eun at the end of March, represents a transformative change in Pyongyang\u2019s approach to politics both at home and abroad. However, to others, a group that includes Dr. Daniel Pinkston of the International […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":153,"featured_media":24549,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wikipediapreview_detectlinks":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[644],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24547","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-analysis-and-opinion"],"yoast_head":"\n