The last days of Kim Jong-il : the North Korean threat in a changing era /

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North Korea has remained a thorn in the side of the United States ever since its creation in the aftermath of the Korean conflict of 1950 - 1953. Crafting a foreign policy that effectively deals with North Korea, while still ensuring stability and security on the Korean Peninsula - and in Northeast...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bechtol, Bruce E., 1959- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, [2013]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Kim, Chŏng-il, > 1942-2011.
1994-2011
Security, International.
HISTORY > Asia > Korea.
Diplomatic relations.
Military policy.
Politics and government
Korea (North) > Politics and government > 1994-2011.
United States > Foreign relations > Korea (North)
Korea (North) > Foreign relations > United States.
Korea (North) > Military policy.
Corée du Nord > Politique et gouvernement > 1994-2011.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > Corée du Nord.
Korea (North)
United States.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Maintaining a rogue military: North Korea's military capabilities and strategy at the end of the Kim Jong-il era and South Korea's ability to counter the DPRK threat
  • The sinking of the Cheonan and the shelling of Yeonpyeong Island: a case study of North Korea's asymmetric northern limit line strategy
  • Planning for the unthinkable: countering a North Korean nuclear attack and management of postattack scenarios
  • North Korea and support for terrorism: an evolving history
  • Conclusion: the impact of the last years of the Kim Jong-il regime on the future of North Korea.

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