North Korean Navy
Hostile Naval Pursuit and Interdiction in Contested WatersDescription
North Korea erupts as rogue state's dual-edged blade: past Taepodong rocket blasts ignite Leo's National Missile Defense crusade against Alaska-range threats, now its Yellow Sea coastline engulfs U.S.S. Portland in radio silence terror—covert ops with 137 crew teeter amid intentional provocation fears, yanking Bartlet from campaign ritual into Situation Room brinkmanship where DSRVs and Tomahawks hover on war's razor edge.