1. North Korea’s Conventional Military Forces: Relative Strength and Options
- Author:
- Lutz Unterseher
- Publication Date:
- 04-2019
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- Project on Defense Alternatives
- Abstract:
- If we can assume that the drive to generate unconventional [nuclear] instruments of deterrence is a response to the lack of options in the conventional realm, it would make sense to come up with policy recommendations aiming to lessen northern concerns.” This paper by German military analyst Lutz Unterseher first assesses the relative conventional military power and potential of North and South Korea, then suggests a number of military restructuring steps the U.S. and South Korea can take to reassure North Korea of its security in the context of denuclearization. Unterseher calls for “…a genuine structural change, shifting the capabilities of the [allied] forces in the direction of a stable, non-provocative defense.
- Topic:
- Defense Policy, Armed Forces, Military Affairs, and Weapons
- Political Geography:
- Asia and North Korea