threat due to high oil prices and domestic pressure
Existence of longstanding American Nuclearthreats against NorthKorea
→ It self direct violation of international non-proliferation regime
(B) Failure to pay attention to conciliatory NorthKorean gestures
(C) Insistence upon Cold War perception – dualistic and militaristic
(ex) hawk engagement VS nuclear brinkmansh
NorthKorea’s Perspective on International Relations under Kim Jong Il.” pp. 7
- 정창현, 2006, “핵과 국제정치, 북한은 왜 핵을 가지려 하는가?” 『10·9 한반도와 핵』, 이룸, pp.54-56
- 엄호건, 2009, “북한의 핵 무기 개발”, 백산자료원, pp.61-80
Possible strategy Efficacy & Practicality
Acquiescence Ⅹ
Denuclearization
(With reinforcem
Various ways to handle NK nuclear weapons
1. Diplomatic efforts
Supporting 6-party talks
Ineffectiveness:
-NK’s violation of UN resolution
-Missile testing & underground nuclear test
3. Multinational approach
involving and consulting
with 6 party talks countries
working on a "very clear
resolution condemning
NorthKorea's actions”
Forceful response form
China and R
treaty to prohibit the further production of fissile material for nuclear weapons or other explosive devices.
ⅱ. The United Nations Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, seeks to provide new rules for the protection of military personnel and, particularly, civilians from injury or attack by means of fragments that cannot readily be detected in the human body by X-rays, landmines
Threat & NorthKoreaThreat
We can’t skip the ‘China Threat’ and ‘NorthKoreaThreat’ in dealing with US’s strategy toward Northeast Asia. China Threat has risen to the surface after Bush Administration. And the objective is ‘policy switch toward East Asia’ and ‘readjustment of US forces in East Asia’. Especially, ‘U.S.-China Security Review’ points to their fear for Ch