A Seat at the Table

Theodore Postol suggests that a swarm of defensive drones hovering over the Sea of Japan might force Kim Jong-un to the bargaining table [“Destroyer of Worlds,” Forum, December]. But it could also be viewed as a way of increasing the United States’ ability to launch a first strike with impunity. The likely result would be an acceleration of North Korea’s nuclear program, not a cessation.

There is no technological solution to the threat of a nuclear conflict. The only viable course is to pursue negotiations that curb and eventually eliminate nuclear weapons, such as the…