Don Oberdorfer > Quotes

“North Korea was interested in talks with the United States on the “confidence building measures” mentioned by President Reagan in his UN address several weeks earlier.”
― Don Oberdorfer, The Two Koreas: A Contemporary History

“another policy review sparked by George Bush’s “gut instinct”
― Don Oberdorfer, The Two Koreas: A Contemporary History

“the United States, increasingly alarmed at the progress of North Korea’s nuclear program,”
― Don Oberdorfer, The Two Koreas: A Contemporary History

“first, to successfully carry out the organization of socialism in the northern part of the country; second, to support the revolutionary struggle in South Korea; third, to develop solidarity and unity with the international revolutionary forces.”
― Don Oberdorfer, The Two Koreas: A Contemporary History

“Hold on to your hats, Korea is a land of surprises”
― Don Oberdorfer, The Two Koreas: A Contemporary History

“South Korea’s property losses were”
― Don Oberdorfer, The Two Koreas: A Contemporary History