Ruminations of A North Korean General Concerning The United States National Military Strategy

Abstract

I have served my country as a soldier for 36 years, finally reaching one of the highest positions of responsibility. Following my appointment to a five-year term as a National Defense Commission member, I found myself unable to sleep through the night.2 Again last night, I awoke in a cold sweat from my recurring nightmare of a nuclear holocaust. All Commission members must intimately familiarize themselves with United States' doctrine and policies. The United States National Military Strategy (USNMS), published in 1997, particularly intrigued me. I could see the obvious strengths and, more importantly, the weaknesses of the imperialistic U.S. military strategy. Despite those USNMS shortcomings, I continued to ponder how my country would survive another day under the incessant pressure from the rest of the world at the bidding of the United States.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA432643

Entities

People

  • Dave Hayden

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cruise Missiles
  • Defense Systems
  • Diplomacy
  • Economic Sanctions
  • Foreign Policy
  • Governments
  • International Organizations
  • Korea
  • Military Strategy
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Natural Disasters
  • Political Systems
  • Security
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Weapons

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