US Policy Towards North Korea with Respect to Ballistic Missiles

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alvin A. Perkins
Keyword(s):  
North Korea ◽  
Ballistic Missiles

North Korea and Syria

2018 ◽  
pp. 101-117
Author(s):  
Bruce E. Bechtol
Keyword(s):  
Civil War ◽  
North Korea ◽  
Chemical Weapons ◽  
Ballistic Missiles

North Korea has been proliferating chemical weapons, ballistic missiles, conventional arms, advisers, trainers, engineers, and technicians for a variety of projects to Syria for many years. While, in the 1990s, this proliferation picked up steam, it has been stepped up significantly during the Kim Jong-un era in light of a needy Syrian customer fighting a civil war. (North Korea has also supported Syria through proliferation and advisers in past conflicts.)

scholarly journals JAPAN � U.S. BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE COOPERATION: THE IMPLEMENTATION OF �THE JOINT STATEMENT OF THE SECURITY CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE (SCC)� IN COUNTERING NORTH KOREA�S BALLISTIC MISSILES PROGRAM (2015-2019)

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (01) ◽  
pp. 1-26
Author(s):  
Febry Hadiaty ◽  
Anak Agung Banyu Perwita
Keyword(s):  
North Korea ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
The United States ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Consultative Committee ◽  
Joint Statement ◽  
Ballistic Missiles ◽  
Ballistic Missile Defense ◽  
Defense Cooperation ◽  
The U.S

Asia-Pacific (now also known as Indo-Pacific) region has a highly complex geopolitics and strategic environment with the fact that some political confrontation and conflicts still remain unsolved within the region. One of important issues in the region also includes North Korea�s ballistic missiles program. This program has become a rapid growing threat for both regional and global security. The lack of accountability on the program and erratic leadership of Kim Jong-Un have also projected threats for the United States and its allies, including Japan. The alliance between Washington and Tokyo has been able to become a remarkable resilient security partnership and has served as the cornerstone for the region�s stability. Both countries have conducted many defense cooperation in several areas, including for ballistic missiles defense cooperation. As one of the forms of the ballistic missiles defense cooperation between Japan and the U.S., the Security Consultative Committee (SCC) as the alliance�s primary defense forum produces joint statement which also highlights the ballistic missiles defense cooperation of Japan and the U.S. to counter North Korea�s ballistic missiles program. Therefore, this article analyzes the implementation of the joint statement of the SCC in deterring North Korea�s ballistic missiles program, particularly the joint statement in the period of 2015 to 2019. In analyzing that, this article uses qualitative method that relies on the primary and secondary resources found that Japan and the U.S. implemented their joint statement of the SCC by enhancing the capabilities of their ballistic missiles defense system.

scholarly journals An Analysis of North Korea’s Satellite Launches

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-54
Author(s):  
Ralph Savelsberg
Keyword(s):  
Computer Simulations ◽  
North Korea ◽  
Flight Test ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Rocket Engines ◽  
Test Program ◽  
Ballistic Missiles

Abstract In December of 2012, North Korea successfully launched a satellite, after failures in 1998, 2009 and 2012. The carrier missiles used during the last three launches are of a new design. Computer simulations of different models for these missiles, using information on the satellite trajectories, show that they require more advanced technology than North Korea has demonstrated previously. This knowledge allows an estimate of the performance of two road mobile ballistic missiles shown during parades in 2010 and 2012. The first, known as the Musudan, theoretically has a range that is considerably larger than the currently operational North Korean missiles. The second, the KN-08, however, is too heavy to be based on the rocket engines used in the missiles used for the satellite launches, which means that it is either a mock-up or that North Korea is developing more powerful engines. The lack of a flight test program makes it unlikely that either of these missiles is close to being operational.

North Korea’s Science and Technology Policy and the Development of Technology-Intensive Industries

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 503-524
Author(s):  
Jai S. Mah
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
North Korea ◽  
Technology Policy ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Allocation Of Resources ◽  
The North ◽  
Ballistic Missiles ◽  
Level Of Economic Development ◽  
The Military ◽  
Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles

Abstract The North Korean government declared a pursuit of the Military-First Policy and the Ideology of Focusing on Science and Technology in the late 1990s. It thus made science and technology central to its goal of the Establishment of Strong and Prosperous State. North Korea came to perceive science and technology as engines for promoting both nuclear armament and economic development. The switch of policy attention to science and technology has facilitated the development of some selected technology-intensive industries. In 2017, North Korea declared that it had completed development of nuclear weapons and intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). Although North Korea’s development of hi-tech arms including nuclear bombs and ICBMs appears inconsistent with its low level of economic development, it can be understood in light of the North Korean government’s emphasis on science and technology and prioritization of the allocation of resources to defense.

scholarly journals North Korean strategic culture: survival and security

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-35
Author(s):  
Lucia Husenicova
Keyword(s):  
North Korea ◽  
Security Policy ◽  
International System ◽  
Strategic Culture ◽  
Nuclear War ◽  
The North ◽  
Ballistic Missiles ◽  
Foreign And Security Policy ◽  
Complex Picture ◽  
First Time

Abstract During last year North Korea has made almost daily headline. Topics such as the strongest nuclear test, tests of missiles from medium range ballistic missiles (MRBM) to intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), readiness to retaliate to any possible U.S. attack, appeared frequently. In addition, the reaction of U.S. president D. Trump about American readiness to solve the issue, sending armada or reacting with fire and fury, were also covered by media all around the world. With these developments a possibility of nuclear war was discussed for the first time since the end of Cold War. This article aims to look closer to the reasons of North Korean behaviour, not only in last few years but within the contest of the concept of strategic culture. This concept has been used to explain behaviour of powers mainly, but the article aims to prove it is a viable tool to explain the motives and perceptions of any state in international system. The article aspires to conclude that the North Korean foreign and security policy is necessary to perceive in more complex picture. The current situation in North Korea is a result of combination of several factors that are determining and that have formed its perception of international relations

scholarly journals North Korean Cyber Attacks and Policy Responses: An Interdisciplinary Theoretical Framework

2021 ◽  
pp. 4-24
Author(s):  
Jeeseon Hwang ◽  
Kyung-Shick Choi
Keyword(s):  
North Korea ◽  
World Politics ◽  
Cyber Attacks ◽  
Cyber Terrorism ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Terror Attacks ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
International Stability ◽  
Ballistic Missiles ◽  
Attractive Option

Study conducts a qualitative analysis of the objectives, forms, current trends, and characteristics of North Korean cyber terror attacks and suggests a way to ensure further progress towards a successful international policy response. Despite the capricious changes that have recently occurred within the international political atmosphere, North Korea continues to constitute a threat to international stability through its ongoing advancement of nuclear weapons and long-range ballistic missiles. The difficulty of attribution and the relatively low costs associated with launching cyber offensives make cyber terrorism an attractive option for North Korea. In an effort to direct attention to these circumstances, this study aims to share explicit experts’ perspectives in the field of cyberterrorism in South Korea. Consequently, the study purports to contribute to existing academic discussion and practices on cyber terror and cybercrime. Furthermore, this study adopts perspectives from criminological theoretical frameworks and the network theory of world politics to substantiate a more comprehensive view of North Korea’s cyberterrorism which considers the multifaceted and asymmetrical nature of cyberterrorism within the context of postmodern international politicsfections.

A Biological Threat of North Korea and South Korea’s Preparations

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 177-207
Author(s):  
Jae-wan Park ◽  
Ki-woong Choi
Keyword(s):  
North Korea
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