The Political and Social Capabilities of North and South Korea for the Long-Term Military Competition.

Abstract

This report assesses the sociopolitical capabilities of South and North Korea to maintain their military competition through the 1980s. It discusses the various factors making for stability and instability in both Koreas at the present time, projects these factors into the near-term future, and estimates the effects of possible increases in defense efforts. Finally, it examines the sociopolitical effects of possible changes in the military posture of the Republic of Korea. It finds that any increase in the South Korean defense effort could further implicate the dilemma facing the North regarding resource allocation between defense and the economy. It might force a reconsideration of the North's highly belligerent military posture or provoke consideration of a preemptive attack. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA159050

Entities

People

  • R. L. Sneider

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Commerce
  • Economic Development
  • Education
  • Governments
  • Investments
  • Living Standards
  • Market Economy
  • Military Budgets
  • Money
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • North Korea
  • Personality
  • Political Systems
  • Standards
  • United States
  • Ussr

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Economics
  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies