[학위논문] 한반도 항공 전략 연구 : 한국 공군력의 운용과 발전 방향에 대한 연구

...environment around the Korean peninsula is deteriorating. The Republic of Korea Air Force has shown tremendous development since its establishment in 1949. It possesses world class air power capability such as F-15K; KF-16 fighter; C-130 cargo; airborne early warning airplane; and plans to acquire F-35; Tanker; Global Hawk. However; theoretical studies on air power operational strategies are highly...

[학위논문] 김정은 정권의 핵무력 고도화와 대미 역강압전략 연구 -핵투발수단을 중심으로-

...revealing and showing off its advanced nuclear delivery vehicle (actual capability) which forcibly led the US to increase (credibility deterrence) the level of threat recognition (compellence) thus resulting (compellence- deterrence-coercion) in the change of behavior and actions towards the Regime. The so-called [compellence→ deterrence⇒counter-coercion] mechanism which forced the United States to...

[현안분석] Worth the Squeeze: A Conditions-based Analysis of South Korean Public Support for Nuclear Deterrence

...that public sentiment represented by the headline figures is best understood as a reflection of dissatisfaction with current deterrence measures. The Issue Brief proceeds as follows. First, it explains the failure of existing ROK-U.S. extended nuclear deterrence measures to reassure the South Korean public, whose threat outlook is more severe than ever. It shows that alternative nuclear...

[현안분석] A Sixties Comeback: Restoring U.S. Nuclear Presence in Northeast Asia

...that there are three nuclear threats in Northeast Asia, it is time to restore the U.S. nuclear force posture to reflect the threats of the 2020s. The redeployment of U.S. tactical nuclear weapons to South Korea and Japan would represent a third way between the risky pursuit of an indigenous nuclear weapons capability by these countries and the current dependence on offshore U.S. strategic weapons.

[현안분석] 노동당 8기 4차 전원회의 이후 북한의 대외정책과 정세인식 변화

...tests. South Korea needs to develop military response by bolstering its independent defense system against North Korea’s expansion of nuclear capability, and securing reaffirmation of the United States’ commitment to provide extended deterrence. Simultaneously, it is also necessary to express South Korea’s intention to solve problems with the North through dialogue and cooperation,...