U.S. FMS (Foreign Military Sales) and ROK (Republic of Korea) Economic Acquisition of Weapon Systems.

Abstract

Since the Korean war, the military balance on the peninsula has continually favored North Korea. The North continues to pose an imminent danger to the peace and stability of the South. North Korea's recent swing toward the Soviet Union and the transfer of new technology further increases the threat. The importance of the peninsula to the East-Asia regional security has been emphasized. In FY 86, the U.S. Congress did not appropriate Foreign Military Sales (FMS) funds for the Republic of Korea. This has resulted in increased defense expenditures that force the Republic of Korea to find a more efficient means of acquisition of arms. Instead of a high-level political solution to the problem, negotiation and price analysis are found as the most important areas at the operational level to be improved in the ROK's FMS procurement. It is concluded that good price analysis and skilled negotiation will insure adequate requirement definition and efficiency in ROK procurements. (Theses).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA183929

Entities

People

  • Seung J. Lee

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Contracts
  • Economic Development
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • International Organizations
  • International Trade
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Money
  • National Security
  • Procurement
  • Treaties
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.