U.S. foreign policy for North Korea flexibility is the best policy
06Jun_Simmers.pdf (395.1Kb)Abstract
The North Korean nuclear weapons program poses a challenge to stability in Northeast Asia. The United States' foreign policy with North Korea takes a hard-line position, and cannot solve this problem unilaterally and must rely on support from the other countries in the region. Solving this nuclear issue is only one piece of the stability challenge in this region. North Korea's nuclear program gained international attention when it signed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) in 1985, threatened to withdraw in 1993, withdrew in 2003, and stated it has a nuclear weapons capability in 2005. The Six-Party Talks were initiated with the goal of stopping and dismantling North Korea's entire nuclear weapons program, and has had limited success. Previous negotiations between North Korea and the United States have ended with one party, usually North Korea, failing to uphold its part of the agreement. The Six-Party Talks may be successful, but may take decades. It comes down to the question, is the United States pursuing the best foreign policy toward North Korea? This thesis examines North Korea's nuclear program history, how it perceives itself and others, reviews the current U.S. policy, recommends a flexible policy, and proposes a method of implementation.
Collections
Related items
Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.
-
Unification strategy for North and South Korea the most prudent U.S. policy option to solve the North Korean nuclear crisis
(Monterey California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2004-09);The North Korean nuclear issue reached a dangerous impasse in the recent months as North Korea continues to resist international pressure to halt its nuclear weapons and missile programs. North Korea watchers and nuclear ... -
The abolition of nuclear weapons : implications for U.S. Security Interest
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1998-12);This thesis analyzes the arguments concerning the abolition of nuclear weapons, specifically the feasibility and desirability of nuclear disarmament. Past attempts at nuclear disarmament and relevant international treaties ... -
Nuclear winter and nuclear policy: implications for U.S. and Soviet deterrence strategies
(Monterey, California: U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, 1987);Nuclear weapons were rapidly incorporated into the policies for maintaining the national security objectives of both the Soviet Union and the United States--in spite of poorly understood nuclear weapons effects. The nuclear ...
