[뉴스] Can America Live with a Nuclear North Korea?
If the United States has decided to live with North Korean nuclear weapons, it should take some actions to reduce the risks of those weapons.
[뉴스] China urges US to ‘reflect’ on nuclear arms policy
China has suggested the United States should “reflect” on its behaviour and reduce its nuclear arsenal after a senior official said Washington may need more warheads.
[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.
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...as the "Arduous March." The analysis also extends outward, dissecting North Korea's formidable military, its destabilizing nuclear program, its sophisticated cyber warfare capabilities, and its fraught foreign relations with China, the United States, and its estranged sibling, South Korea.
Ultimately, this work provides an indispensable guide to understanding the forces of change...
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...정책은 북한이 동북아 지역에 가하는 위협을 줄이는 데 분명히 실패했다"는 로버드 갈루치(Robert L.Gallucci) 전 미 국무부 차관보의 발언과 "우리는 미국이 이 위험한 상황을 신속히 해결하기 위해 절대적으로 주의를 기울여야 한다고 믿는다(...we believe it is imperative that the United States turn its attention to quickly resolving this dangerous situation)"는 스티븐 보즈워스(Stephen Bosworth) 전 국무부 대북정책 특별대표와 로버드 갈루치(Robert L.Gallucci) 전 미 국무부 차관보가 「인터내셔널 뉴욕 타임즈」에서 한 공동의 주장에 대해 깊이 생각해보아야...
[학술논문] Strategies for Positive Engagement with North Korea
...effectively dealing with North Korea is a bold, open approach that combines positive engagement with a genuine willingness to negotiate, with the ultimate goal of preventing nuclear proliferation and other potentially dangerous situations. In this context, the “Nunn-Lugar” concept may be a viable option, allowing supervising states to enact control measures that are very difficult to reverse.
[학술논문] North Korea’s Nuclear Decision-making and Plausible Scenarios
...likelihood of deciding to use nuclear weapons increases amid incidents of domestic unrest; in the early, middle, and later phases of a possible war launched by North Korea against the South; or in response to preemptive strikes by the United States against North Korean nuclear facilities. It is in these circumstances that the perceived losses resulting from the failure to use nuclear weapons grow larger than...
[학술논문] On the Non-Use and Abuse of Nuclear Proliferation Intelligence: The Cases of North Korea and Iran
Most attention focuses on the “supply-side” problem of nuclear proliferation intelligence — that is, the challenge of providing policymakers with timely and accurate information about the activities of states seeking nuclear weapons-making capability. Scant attention has focused on the “demand-side” problem, where policymakers sometimes prefer not to receive information...
[학술논문] Does Political Generation Matter for Foreign Policy? South Korea’s Foreign Policy Changes, 2003 to 2007
...political generation with distinctive emotions and preferences rises in power, it can have a significant impact on foreign policy. Despite the alliance ties with the United States and North Korea’s continuing development of nuclear weapons, the Roh government sought to redefine relations with the former, while deepening economic and political engagement with the latter to an unprecedented extent....
[학술논문] A Comparative Study on the inter-Korean Relations and the Cross-Strait Exchanges after the 2000s
...– the second is the ‘Taiwanese identity’ approach – i.e. Taiwanese nationalism, or separatism. International relations and the role of the United States also cannot be ignored. Whereas in inter-Korean relations, the United States continues to play an important role because of North Korea’s nuclear program, it has become a more peripheral player in Cross-Strait relations.