US Military Policy Is Stoking the Risk of Nuclear War on Korean Peninsula

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

44% : While elite consensus on this question is far from assured, figures like Trump's expected National Security Advisor Elbridge Colby and South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun have come out in favor of the idea.
39% : The North Korea's state news agency was swift to respond to Trump back in June, clarifying the position of the government with characteristically pointed remarks: "No matter what administration takes office in the U.S., the political climate, which is confused by the infighting of the two parties, does not change and, accordingly, we do not care about this.
27% : After North Korea's 2017 nuclear weapons test, Trump responded with bellicose threats to unleash "fire and fury" on the peninsula.
20% : As Trump and Harris bicker over North Korea, the US military lays plans that could bring nuclear tensions to a brink.
15% : Just weeks later at the Democratic National Convention (DNC), Kamala Harris alluded to her opponent's claims, declaring before an enraptured audience that the "tyrant" Kim is "rooting for Trump.

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