Uncertain trajectory : implications of a long-range North Korean nuclear capability / Seok-Soo Lee [and many others].

Contributor(s): Language: English Publication details: Deogyang-gu, Gyeonggi-do, ROC : RINSA, 2014Description: vi, 70 pages ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9788989226765
  • 8989226767
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Contents:
Introduction -- An assessment of North Korea's nuclear and long range missile capabilities -- The US response -- South Korea's response -- Japan's response -- China's response -- Conclusion.
Summary: "A North Korea with sophisticated intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capabilities poses a threat to the Asia-Pacific region and globally. As missile technology advances, the seriousness of the ICBM threat escalates in terms of magnitude and operation range -- a matter of concern for strategic thinkers and policy-makers in the US, South Korea, Japan and China. So far, the international community has taken diverse measures to prevent North Korea from developing sophisticated missile technology. The four key players have used a combination of diplomacy and negotiations -- represented by the Six Party Talks -- and coercion in the form of enhanced deterrence capabilities and sanctions against North Korea. These attempts, however, have failed to stop North Korea from boosting its indigenous missile capability ... The four important players will therefore have to consider how to effectively cope with the threat of long range North Korean missiles. A close examination of the strategies employed by the four countries, as well as an analysis of how these might develop, could help devise more effective solutions to the threat from North Korea's advanced ICBM capabilities"--Introduction.
Item type: report
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"31 December 2014"

"2014 RINSA-RUSI Joint Research Project."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 63-70).

Introduction -- An assessment of North Korea's nuclear and long range missile capabilities -- The US response -- South Korea's response -- Japan's response -- China's response -- Conclusion.

"A North Korea with sophisticated intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capabilities poses a threat to the Asia-Pacific region and globally. As missile technology advances, the seriousness of the ICBM threat escalates in terms of magnitude and operation range -- a matter of concern for strategic thinkers and policy-makers in the US, South Korea, Japan and China. So far, the international community has taken diverse measures to prevent North Korea from developing sophisticated missile technology. The four key players have used a combination of diplomacy and negotiations -- represented by the Six Party Talks -- and coercion in the form of enhanced deterrence capabilities and sanctions against North Korea. These attempts, however, have failed to stop North Korea from boosting its indigenous missile capability ... The four important players will therefore have to consider how to effectively cope with the threat of long range North Korean missiles. A close examination of the strategies employed by the four countries, as well as an analysis of how these might develop, could help devise more effective solutions to the threat from North Korea's advanced ICBM capabilities"--Introduction.

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