The Balance of the ROK and North Korean Ground Forces

Abstract

Since the Republic of Korea (ROK) and North Korea stand face to face in the Korean Peninsula, there has been constant concern about the risk of war. In this situation, prevention of war on the Korean Peninsula is much more important than anything else. It is feasible when the balance of conventional military forces is kept. The purpose of this thesis are to compare each side's ground forces as major military strength, to develop the ROK ground force structure planning for ground force balance of the ROK against North Korea, to identify the important factors for reinforcement of ground forces in wartime, and to present the Combat models considered for the Korean Peninsula. In addition to those it proposes the U.S. presence in Korea and the improvement of early-warning capabilities Theses.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA205309

Entities

People

  • Se Y. Kim

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Anti-Tank Weapons
  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Attack Aircraft
  • Attrition
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Force Structure
  • Geographic Regions
  • Geography
  • Military Aircraft
  • Military History
  • Military Organizations
  • North Korea
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • Ussr
  • Warfare

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  • Economics
  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.