North Korea's Military Threat: Pyongyang's Conventional Forces, Weapons of Mass Destruction, and Ballistic Missiles

Abstract

This monograph will examine the armed forces of the DPRK, both conventional and unconventional. The official North Korean name of all branches of North Korea's armed forces is the Chosen Inking or KPA. This monograph will address the following topics: the political context of the military in the DPRK; the origins and evolution of the armed forces; and the KPA's command and control structure and its WMD and conventional components, including doctrines. Pyongyang's capabilities and intentions also will be assessed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA466538

Entities

People

  • Andrew Scobell
  • John M. Sanford

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airframes
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Combat Areas
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military History
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Treaties
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare
  • Weapon Control
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Political Science/ International Relations/ European Studies

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control