Abstract
I offer a model that captures the stalemate between North Korea's nuclear and military threats and the United States' responses. The model is based on a war of attrition during a nuclear crisis in continuous time with incomplete information. The true state of North Korea's nuclear and missile programs is not clearly known; however, North Korea's military technology becomes better as the status quo continues. Therefore, the leaders in the United States and South Korea should use an unyielding strategy that involves a counterthreat of military attack. The shorter the period until the commitment of the counterthreat provides a greater chance of North Korea backing down from its escalatory provocations.
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