Front Cover; US-Japan-North Korea Security Relations; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Nuclear armed to the teeth; 3. Unlikely bedfellows: US-North Korea inducements in the rearming of Japan; 4. The Making of DPRK Policies in Washington and Tokyo; 5. Caught in the crossfire: North Korean loyalists in Japan; 6. Politics, partisanship, and the stalemate in Japan-North Korea relations; 7. Conclusion: separate concerns and rapprochement possibilities; Selected bibliography; Index
Summary
This book examines the major security and related issues between the United States, Japan and North Korea (officially, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea - DPRK). Although focusing mainly on current issues, this book also provides sufficient historical background to enable readers to appreciate the many nuances that have been ignored by policymakers, analysts and the media. Where appropriate, the book examines the security interests of other nations in Northeast Asia, specifically South Korea, China and Russia. The central purpose of the book is to objectively analyze the policymaking p
