[현안분석] 한국의 안보와 사드(THAAD)

...Moreover, he suggests that, even though a dispute can be escalated to a full-scale war, the THAAD is not a viable means to neutralize North Korea’s missile attack. The author maintains that, based on his cost-benefit analysis, the THAAD in Korea may even decrease Korea’s security. He provides an alternative that derives from what he calls the strategic-pragmatic approach.

[학위논문] 북한의 경제·국방 병진노선과 체제위기 극복효과 : 김일성·김정일시대 병진노선의 유형별 비교분석

...continuous missile launches and nuclear tests. Among the three parallel policies, the positive internal and external outcomes were relatively more extensive for the “parallel policy of military-first politics in economic-military defense” because of its relatively greater assurance of security through negotiations with neighbor countries and the economic benefits obtained through economic...