Conventional counterforce dilemmas: South Korea's deterrence strategy and stability on the Korean Peninsula/ Ian Bowers and Henrik Stålhane Hiim
Material type: TextPublication details: 2020Subject(s): Online resources: In: International Security Vol 45, No 3, Winter 2020/21, pp.7-39 (68)Summary: In response to North Korea's nuclear weapons program, South Korea is quietly pursuing an independent conventional counterforce and countervalue strategy. This article focuses on South Korea's military response to this challenge and address the questions of: What is South Korea's strategy for managing the dual threats of a nuclear North Korea and potential U.S. abandonment? Is the strategy feasible and, if so, what operational and strategic complications does it present for South Korean decisionmakers? and how will South Korea's strategy impact strategic stability on the peninsula?Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Journal Article | Mindef Library & Info Centre Journals | SOUTH KOREA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Not for loan | 66180.1001 |
In response to North Korea's nuclear weapons program, South Korea is quietly pursuing an independent conventional counterforce and countervalue strategy. This article focuses on South Korea's military response to this challenge and address the questions of: What is South Korea's strategy for managing the dual threats of a nuclear North Korea and potential U.S. abandonment? Is the strategy feasible and, if so, what operational and strategic complications does it present for South Korean decisionmakers? and how will South Korea's strategy impact strategic stability on the peninsula?
KOREA, STRATEGY, SECURITY
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