[뉴스] North Korea claims another successful test of its hypersonic glide missile tech

...become one of the world’s fastest and most accurate weapons – with the potential to ultimately be fitted with a nuclear warhead. Kim Jong Un’s regime successfully tested a hypersonic glide vehicle that was fired aloft using solid-fueled engines on Sunday, the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said, marking the fourth such test claimed by Pyongyang and the first with a potentially game-changing...

[뉴스] North Korea claims to test underwater nuclear-capable drone after US, South Korea and Japan show off naval might

Seoul, South KoreaCNN — North Korea on Friday claimed it had successfully tested an underwater nuclear weapons system earlier this week in response to naval drills by the United States, South Korea and Japan.

[학술논문] Civilian Control and Strategic Force Formation: How Military Autonomy Drives Organizational Change

This article examines strategic force formation through cross‐national statistical analysis and a case study of North Korea's Strategic Rocket Force. Using mixed methods, we investigate how civilian control influences the establishment of specialized organizations for managing strategic weapons. Our analysis reveals that lower civilian control significantly increases the likelihood of separate strategic...

[학술논문] Opening Pandora's Box: Is South Korea's Nuclearization Feasible and Desirable?

... literature by offering a critical yet holistic perspective on the implications of South Korea's nuclearization, urging policymakers, and the public not to view nuclear weapons as a panacea, but rather to weigh their risks and benefits alongside alternative security approaches.

[학술논문] 한미상호방위조약 체결을 위한 이승만 정부의 협상전략

...withdrawal of the US troops, the ROK Government used compliance and resistance strategy. Such flexible and cross political strategy was able to made the conclusion of the ROK-US Mutual Defense Treaty. Hereafter, the ROK will confront simultaneously in the North Korea's direct threat including asymmetrical weapon and nuclear weapons, with potential threat to the surrounding faced at the same time...

[학술논문] Lessons from Russia's Nuclear Forward‐Deployment to Belarus for the USA and South Korea

Following Belarus's request, Russia deployed its nuclear weapons to Belarus within one or two years, whereas the USA has not even engaged in discussions on a similar option for South Korea, which has faced an existential nuclear threat from North Korea. This article seeks to extract key insights from Belarus's experience and propose corresponding policy implications for the US–South Korea alliance...

[학술논문] The Economic Rehabilitation of North Korea: Prospects after Kim Jong-il

...fundamental willingness to give up its nuclear weapons. Therefore this article looks past the denuclearization issue, and examines the potential for a future rehabilitation of North Korea’s economy in a post -Kim era. Four economic sectors or challenges are analyzed within the context of badly needed North Korean macro economic reform: Energy utilization and the potential for a new natural gas arrangement...

[해외] Project Anthracite: Analyzing North Korean Patents and Academic Journals for Evidence of Chemical Weapons Potential

North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs dominate headlines, but another potential WMD risk receives far less sustained scrutiny: chemical weapons (CW). Many governments assess that Pyongyang maintains a CW capability, yet open-source analysis of this area has lagged significantly behind attention to its nuclear program. In operational terms, chemical weapons could offer North Korea distinct advantages...

[해외] North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons and Missile Programs

..."growing in size and sophistication, and they present a clear and present danger of nuclear attack on the American Homeland." U.S. policies and multiple UN Security Council (UNSC) resolutions have imposed sanctions and called on North Korea to eliminate its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs in a "complete, verifiable and irreversible manner." Since 2022, Russian and Chinese policies toward...

[해외] Why Japan and South Korea Won’t Go Nuclear

... Putin amended the country’s nuclear doctrine in 2024, lowering Moscow’s threshold for nuclear use. North Korea is thought to have 50 nuclear weapons and enough fissile material for 50 more, and technical support from Russia is accelerating its development of a broad suite of mobile-launched, nuclear-tipped cruise and ballistic missiles, as well as nuclear submarines. Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald...

[해외] Project Anthracite: Imagery Search for Possible Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Battalions

...current study and unlikely to be fully achieved using publicly available sources only. One element of this approach is to ascertain the existence and location of dedicated military Battalions (Bns) subordinate to the Nuclear and Chemical Defense Bureau (NCDB). Eight Bns are referenced, two of which are reportedly active (the 17th & 18th), with six in reserve (13th, 14th, 15th 16th, 27th and 36th). Multiple...

[해외] From deadlock to dialogue on the Korean Peninsula: It is time to revisit the idea of North East Asian regional security talks

...the USA has attacked twice during nuclear negotiations, with the goals suddenly shifting from non-proliferation to regime change—has likely further reinforced North Korea’s perceived need to hold on to nuclear weapons to ensure its survival. Meanwhile, persistent tensions on the Korean peninsula, the presence of large-scale military forces and nuclear weapons, and doubts about US commitments to its...