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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812388403321

Autore

Bechtol Bruce E. <1959->

Titolo

The last days of Kim Jong-il : the North Korean threat in a changing era / / Bruce E. Bechtol, Jr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, District of Columbia : , : Potomac Books, , 2013

ISBN

1-61234-612-X

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xv, 223 pages ) : illustrations, maps ;

Disciplina

951.93051092

Soggetti

Security, International

Korea (North) Politics and government 1994-2011

United States Foreign relations Korea (North)

Korea (North) Foreign relations United States

Korea (North) Military policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-214) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Maintaining a rogue military: North Korea's military capabilities and strategy at the end of the Kim Jong-il era and South Korea's ability to counter the DPRK threat -- The sinking of the Cheonan and the shelling of Yeonpyeong Island: a case study of North Korea's asymmetric northern limit line strategy -- Planning for the unthinkable: countering a North Korean nuclear attack and management of postattack scenarios -- North Korea and support for terrorism: an evolving history -- Conclusion: the impact of the last years of the Kim Jong-il regime on the future of North Korea.

Sommario/riassunto

Bruce Bechtol, Jr. contends that Kim Jong-il's regime (1994 - 2011) exacerbated the threats that North Korea posed, and still poses, to the world. Bechtol explains how North Korea presents important challenges on five key fronts.