← Back · ← Home

Focus Issues

North Korean Nuclear Threat

Insight

North Korea's recent nuclear threat goes beyond simple weapons testing, becoming a structural risk rooted in the escalation of military tensions in border areas and the 'hostile two-state theory.' North Korea is testing South Korea-US deterrence strategies by asserting the irreversibility of its nuclear-armed status through constitutional amendments and successive missile launches. In response, South Korea must move away from one-off crisis management and build a phased, effective crisis management system based on South Korea-US coordination while upholding constitutional values.

  1. U.S. Formalizes Deployment of Multi-Domain Task Force to South Korea Amid North Korea's Ballistic Missile Launch Series, Heightening Tensions on the Korean Peninsula / Chaesung Chun
  2. President Lee Jae-myung’s UN General Assembly Call to Resume U.S.-North Korea Dialogue and South Korea’s Response Strategy / Chaesung Chun
  3. North Korea Rejects IAEA Resolution, Declares Nuclear-Weapon State Status 'Absolutely Irreversible': Background and Implications / Sangjun Lee
  4. North Korea's Threat to Resume Anti-South Loudspeaker Broadcasts and Escalating Military Tensions in the Border Area / Chaesung Chun
  5. The Workers' Party of Korea's 'Hostile Two-State' Pressure and Policy Directions for the Ministry of Unification / Inho Choi
  6. [Global NK Commentary] Denuclearization and Humanization of the North Korean Nuclear Issue / Dongyeop Kim
  7. [North Korea and the World] The Reality of North Korea's Nuclear Threat and Decisive Deterrence by South Korea and the U.S. / Won Gon Park
  8. [Global NK Interview] Responding to North Korean Nuclear Threat; Nuclear armament, Redeployment of U.S. Tactical Nuclear Weapons, or What? / Young-sun Ha
  9. [Research Report] A New Solution to the North Korean Nuclear Crisis / Ha Young-sun, Chaesung Chun, Kim Byung-yeon, Wi Sung-rak, Lee Hee-ok
  10. [North Korea and the World] North Korea's Nuclear Weapon Strategy and the "Seoul Sea of Fire" Theory / Won Gon Park
  11. [Visible Commentary] Neither Indigenous Nuclear Armament nor Tactical Nuclear Weapons Are Alternatives: North Korea's Offensive Nuclear Posture and South Korea / 하영선
  12. [Column] How Should the World Respond When Countries Such as North Korea Develop Nuclear Weapons and Ballistic Missiles? / Chaesung Chun
  13. Finding a New Path to Resolve the North Korean Nuclear Crisis / 하영선
  14. [Global NK Commentary] North Korea’s Missile Provocations: Not just a Gambit but an Imminent Threat / Won Gon Park
  15. The North Korean Nuclear Threat / Smart Talk with Charles L. Pritchard