Influence and Interest: How a Belligerent Dictator Resists Current Methods

Abstract

North Korea poses a significant security threat to the United States (US). Wars and occupations have shaped North Koreas strategies and tactics to provide security for its regime and country. Since the end of the Cold War, the US has attempted to implement a nuclear nonproliferation policy. Despite the efforts of six United States administrations, North Korea continues to develop its nuclear weapons program. It appears as if the Kim Regime is immune to current diplomatic methods. As the US evaluates its options, full scale military action, limited airstrikes, regime change, maintaining the status quo, and even normalizing relations are all available. In order to provide security for the US and its allies, the US must evaluate its North Korea policy and change its course of action to find a North Korean solution. After examining all of the courses of action, normalizing relations with North Korea may be the most viable option.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 09, 2018
Accession Number
AD1051100

Entities

People

  • Hill A. Victor

Organizations

  • Joint Forces Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Air Defense
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Civil War
  • Cold War
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Sanctions
  • Governments
  • Information Operations
  • Instructors
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • Negotiations
  • North Korea
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Recreation
  • Second World War
  • Security
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • Ussr
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design