Poll results

Americans Say North Korea Is a Bigger Enemy Than ISIS

Although stories of Americans defecting to ISIS have been more pervasive than defections to North Korea, more U.S. citizens say the Asian country is the nation’s “greatest enemy,” according to a Gallup poll.

16% of Americans said North Korea is the U.S.’s “greatest enemy,” topping Russia(15%), Iran (14%), and China (12%), according to a Gallup poll released on Monday. Just 5% of Americans see “countries in which ISIS operates” as America’s greatest enemy.

In recent months, North Korea, under the leadership of Kim Jong-un, has become increasingly active, with a rocket launch in early February, an alleged successful hydrogen bomb detonation in January, and a high-profile Sony hack back in 2014.