[학술논문] North Korean Nuclear Nationalism and the Threat of Nuclear War in Korea
...involving nuclear threat that need to be managed to avoid escalation to nuclear next-use. The artillery attack on Yeonpyeong island in November 2010 may be the second in what proves to be a series of such risky provocations. We conclude the paper by outlining the advantages of a ROK-Japan only nuclear weapon free zone relative to alternative ROK responses to the threat posed by the DPRK nuclear breakout...
[학술논문] Beyond the Nuclear Umbrella: Re-thinking the Theory and Practice of Nuclear Extended Deterrence in East Asia and the Pacific
... viability and desirability of reformed versions of nuclear extended deterrence (such as collective deterrence), and of three conceivable generic alternatives to reliance upon nuclear extended deterrence: namely nuclear rejection, nuclear recession, and conventional deterrence (possibly combined with existential deterrence). A bilateral nuclear weapon free zone, with the door held open to North Korea...
[학술논문] Changing Dynamics of U.S. Extended Nuclear Deterrence on the Korean Peninsula
Extended nuclear deterrence has been a cornerstone of U.S. defense and foreign policy and a foundation of ROK-U.S. security ties. This paper analyzes the changing dynamics of U.S. extended nuclear deterrence on the Korean peninsula since the eruption of the North Korean nuclear crisis. It focuses on the negative security assurance (NSA) and explains how U.S. extended nuclear deterrence for South Korea...
[학술논문] Implementing a Japanese-Korea Nuclear Weapon Free Zone: Precedents, Legal Forms, Governance, Scope and Domain, Verification and Compliance, and Regional Benefits
...there is also a longer term problem of Korean-Japanese relations. Both Japan and South Korea have the capacity to rapidly develop and acquire nuclear weapons. North Korean nuclear acquisition could well provide the rationale for either or both to acquire nuclear weapons. In the Northeast Asian region there is already a lengthy history of denuclearization proposals and even agreements. While the focus...
[학술논문] 1970년대 한국 자주국방정책 연구-대통령 기록관 국방⋅안보관련 보고 문서를 중심으로-
...security and prepared the Self-Reliant Defense capability through the Yul Gok projects. Also the ROK tried to produced arms, tanks, combat ships by oneself and developed missile, nuclear weapon to guarantee war deterrence. Deepening Period(1976~1979) was the term that the Self-Reliant Defense Policy of the ROK was actively leaded. In this period, the ROK established the Fighting Power Reinforcement...