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- Title
Why the United States will have to accept a nuclear North Korea.
- Authors
Lankov, Andrei
- Abstract
It is often argued that the North Korean regime, if faced with the right combination of pressure and concessions, will surrender its nuclear program. This article is critical of this viewpoint. Pyongyang's decision to go nuclear reflects long-term strategic concerns, and no amount of aid and payments will compensate for the loss of strategic advantages created by the possession of a nuclear capability. At the same time, the outside world does not have sufficiently powerful leverage at its disposal as well. Hence, a prolonged stalemate should be expected.
- Subjects
KOREA; UNITED States; FOREIGN relations of the United States; NATIONAL security; NUCLEAR warfare; INTERNATIONAL relations; UNITED Nations
- Publication
Korean Journal of Defense Analysis, 2009, Vol 21, Issue 3, p251
- ISSN
1016-3271
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1080/10163270903087147