DPRK and others look to exploit space between diplomacy and conflict to threaten without provoking war, NIC warns
Anton Sokolin August 6, 2024
North Korea will increasingly exploit the space between peaceful diplomacy and direct conflict to threaten the U.S. without provoking confrontation, according to a new declassified U.S. intelligence report.
The U.S. National Intelligence Council (NIC) predicts that North Korea, along with China, Iran, and Russia, will use so-called gray zone tactics — which include everything from cyberattacks and harassing ships and planes to Pyongyang’s balloon launches — to challenge the U.S. while avoiding direct war through 2030.
North Korea will increasingly exploit the space between peaceful diplomacy and direct conflict to threaten the U.S. without provoking confrontation, according to a new declassified U.S. intelligence report.
The U.S. National Intelligence Council (NIC) predicts that North Korea, along with China, Iran, and Russia, will use so-called gray zone tactics — which include everything from cyberattacks and harassing ships and planes to Pyongyang’s balloon launches — to challenge the U.S. while avoiding direct war through 2030.
