[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] First Look at North Korea’s Uranium Enrichment Capabilities

...kcmsf"North Korean state media reportedthat Kim Jong Un visited uranium enrichment facilities to learn more about the country’s fissile material production process and capabilities. During the visit, Kim was accompanied by Hong Sung Mu, one of the country’s leading nuclear scientists, and the head of the country’s Nuclear Weapons Institute, whose name is unclear.

[해외자료] Manpo Unha Factory Part 1: A Missing Piece in North Korea’s Nuclear Puzzle

...Aside from supporting the nuclear program, the Manpo Unha Factory has reportedly occupied a significant position in the research and production of liquid rocket fuel and chemical weapons at various times. The importance of the Manpo Unha Factory to North Korea’s nuclear, chemical, and ballistic missile programs is indicated by its ongoing development and several visits by the leadership...

[해외자료] Manpo Unha Factory Part 1: A Missing Piece in North Korea’s Nuclear Puzzle

...Aside from supporting the nuclear program, the Manpo Unha Factory has reportedly occupied a significant position in the research and production of liquid rocket fuel and chemical weapons at various times. The importance of the Manpo Unha Factory to North Korea’s nuclear, chemical, and ballistic missile programs is indicated by its ongoing development and several visits by the leadership...

[해외자료] Unification Transparency Index: South Korea

... prior knowledge or understanding. Hence, it is the greatest potential “blind spot” of unification. Costs related to unification rank a close second for South Koreans, followed by refugees, nuclear weapons, and human rights.

[현안분석] 재래식·핵 억지력의 통합 운용: 한반도에서의 적용을 중심으로

.../ As nuclear-armed revisionist powers intensify politico-military coercions around the world, the stability of international security order is facing huge threats. To deal with such a challenge, the deterrence by conventional- nuclear integration (CNI) seeks to combine the flexibility and credibility by conventional military power and overwhelming power of retaliation by nuclear weapons. Confronted...

[학술논문] Enhancing Allied Deterrence against North Korea’s Nuclear Growing Arsenal

...United States with nuclear weapons exacerbates long-standing allied fears of abandonment and decoupling of alliances, encapsulated in the oft-cited phrase – “would the U.S. really trade San Francisco for Seoul?” While South Koreans repeatedly demand greater U.S. efforts at proving its commitment to defend its allies, deterrence is an allied responsibility and reassurance is a two-way...

[현안분석] 조선의 변화하는 핵 서사: 미국과의 언어게임을 통해 표현되는 인정투쟁

...Pyongyang has found itself in a contradictory spot whereby nuclear weapons provide ontological security in sustaining a narrative of autonomy, while undermining ontological security in preventing wider international recognition. The article provides new insights into processes of change and the importance of language in international relations in general and in the DPRK-U.S. relationship specifically.

[현안분석] 국제 위기 흥정 이론과 북미 관계: 제1차 북핵위기(1993~94)의 사례

...stake, and its legal and moral rationale. During the first North Korean nuclear crisis (1993-94), the U.S. was able to establish the casus belli before Jimmy Carter’s premature involvement weakened it, and then the sudden death of Kim Il-Sung killed it. As a result, the bargaining failed in dismantling North Korea’s nuclear capacity, which was still in a rudimentary stage and left a seed...

[현안분석] ‘근미래무기’와 김정은 정권의 핵무기 고도화 간 동학(動學)에 관한 연구

...without nuclear weapons,” and the development of low-yield nuclear weapons during President Donald Trump’s term (2017–2021). Low-yield nuclear weapons, as discussed, not only serve as psychological deterrents but also demonstrate practical utility for development, reinforcing the idea that nuclear weapons can evolve from being solely deterrent weapons to ‘usable weapons.’...