Learning to live with uncertainty: the strategic implications of North Korea's nuclear weapons capability

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: 2005Subject(s): In: Contemporary Security Policy Vol.26 No.2, Aug 2005, pp.317-334 (104)Summary: The orthodox view of North Korea's acquisition of nuclear weapons is that is represents a major threat to strategic stability in East Asia. This article argues that this perspective is predicted excessively on a pessimistic response to nuclear proliferation at the generic level and a misreading of the main considerations driving the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) nuclear programme.
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The orthodox view of North Korea's acquisition of nuclear weapons is that is represents a major threat to strategic stability in East Asia. This article argues that this perspective is predicted excessively on a pessimistic response to nuclear proliferation at the generic level and a misreading of the main considerations driving the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) nuclear programme.

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