[해외자료] North Korea’s Efforts to Attain De Facto Nuclear Weapon State Status and ROK-US Response Strategy

...toward those milestones. To effectively counter North Korea’s strategic ambitions, it is imperative for the ROK (Republic of Korea)-US alliance to maintain a unified stance on the objective of North Korea’s denuclearization and to ensure the credible implementation of extended deterrence commitments in response to the security threats posed by North Korea’s nuclear capabilities.

[해외자료] Deterring a Nuclear North Korea: What Does the Theory Tell Us?

Executive Summary Deterrence has long been the centerpiece of security strategy on the Korean Peninsula. Over the past two decades, however, the security situation has undergone a fundamental change— deterrence now must account for a Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea) armed with nuclear weapons and the ballistic missiles capable of delivering them.

[해외자료] Aircraft Return to Sunchon Airbase?

...Yoon’s state visit to the White Houselast week, the two nations announced the Washington Declaration, which aims to strengthen extended deterrence by establishing a shared decision-making framework and the Nuclear Consultation Group (NCG). The state visit came against the backdrop of increasing tension between the two Koreas for North Korea’s “unilateral”...

[해외자료] Speaking Loudly and Carrying a Small Stick: South Korea Backtracks Over the Nuclear Rubicon

...Yoon Suk-yeolmade a pronouncementthat no leader in Seoul has ever made before. He stated that South Korea—which benefits from US extended nuclear deterrence—could consider acquiring its own nuclear weapons if “North Korean provocations continued intensifying.” This claim...

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

...missile 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...

[현안분석] 신정부 출범초기 남북관계 관리방안

...policy review on North Korea. In response to North Korea's strategic provocations, military countermeasures such as strengthening the ROK-US alliance and extended deterrence should be prepared. Efforts are also needed to secure deterrence to prevent local provocations, and to prevent situations that could become a pretext for North Korea's provocation, such as the distribution of leaflets against...

[현안분석] 김정은 정권의 국방력 강화와 우리의 대응방향

...best policy tool for enhancing external negotiating power and instilling national pride. South Korea should weaken North Korea’s will to war with strengthened defense capabilities, extended deterrence, and by utilizing the rapid changes of the international situation. South Korea also needs to respond to North Korea’s reinforced defense capabilities by collaborating with experts on abnormal...

[현안분석] 글로벌 핵질서의 변화와 한국의 안보정책 과제

...Korean integrated deterrence strategy that combines advanced conventional weapons with the U.S. extended deterrent. On the other hand, it is necessary to continuously and strongly promote and lead the issue of North Korean denuclearization. It is important to prepare our position and response strategy for possible changes in the way of resolving the North Korean nuclear issue, such as an...

[현안분석] 북한 핵전략 변화의 쟁점과 과제: 파키스탄의 전범위억제와 비교

...Pyongyang’s strategy of using tactical nuclear weapons to deter threats from opponents with superior conventional capabilities islargely similar to that of Pakistan. Pakistan has adopted a policy of nuclear retaliation atboth conventional and strategic levels in response to Indian threats, which it refers to as"full-spectrum deterrence." Both North Korea and Pakistan believe...