| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 139 pages) |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. North Korea and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. By Chan Young Bang -- 3. Only one approach to denuclearization will work, and it will bring economic benefits to South Korea. By Chan Young Bang -- 4. North Korea's nuclear capability and what the implications are for wider East Asia. By Sung-wook Nam -- 5. Learning to Love the Bomb: Depictions of Nuclear and Missile Technology in North Korean Literature. By Meredith Shaw -- 6. The North Korean Nuclear Issue: Root Causes and Solutions. By Zhibo Zou -- 7. The situation on the Peninsula out of the vicious circle requires consideration of the concerns of all sides. By Guohong Qiu -- 8. Can the DPRK Preserve Its Sovereignty Without Nuclear Armaments?. By John Everard -- 9. Armistice, North Korean nuclear crisis and peace regime on the Korean Peninsula. By Lei Wang |
| Summary |
This book focuses on three main subjects: the DPRK's inability to survive as a nuclear state; the importance of China⁰́₉s role in encouraging denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula; and the possibility of an alternative political organization for the DPRK including a transition to a market-economy in exchange for giving up its nuclear weapons. The book approaches North Korean issues from the perspective that the regime cannot survive without nuclear weapons which, rather than being a genuine danger to other states, are bargaining chips for security and survival. The book includes views from prominent academics and practitioners, including a former British ambassador to North Korea, putting forward an ambitious set of recommendations and analyses based on hands-on experience in the region. Chan Young Bang, PhD, is president of KIMEP University in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Principal Investigator of its DPRK Strategic Research Center, and a former economic adviser to Nursultan Nazarbayev, first president of Kazakhstan. He has published numerous articles and books on the prospects for a peaceful settlement of the North Korean nuclear conflict |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed January 4, 2024) |
| Subject |
Nuclear nonproliferation -- Korea (North)
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Nuclear-weapon-free zones -- Korea (North)
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Korea (North) -- Foreign relations
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Bang, Chan Y. (Chan Young), editor.
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| ISBN |
9783031452338 |
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303145233X |
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