The Spin
Pro-establishment narrative
North Korea's actions pose a severe threat to the stability of the Korean peninsula and the security of the rest of the world. The Kim dynasty has run North Korea as a family dictatorship possessed by a delusional ideology and a desire to destabilize East and Southeast Asia. The United States has tried and so far failed to negotiate an end to nuclear weapons in exchange for humanitarian aid — it's time for a military ultimatum.
Establishment-critical narrative
North Korea's nuclear ambitions are for its own security and independence, and a direct consequence of past U.S. blunders in foreign policy. Successive American administrations have derailed diplomatic routes to denuclearization, and the United States clearly can't be trusted to make good on a deal, especially when it launches large military drills with North Korea's regional adversaries. Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions aim to strengthen its negotiating position.
