1st Edition
Defense Planning and Readiness of North Korea Armed to Rule
By Ryo Hinata-Yamaguchi
Copyright 2021
220 Pages
by
Routledge
220 Pages
by
Routledge
220 Pages
by
Routledge
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How has North Korea developed and managed its military readiness to achieve its strategic ends?
Hinata-Yamaguchi analyzes North Korea’s defense planning by looking at how political, economic, and societal factors affect the Korean People’s Army’s (KPA) readiness and strategies. He answers four key questions: How have the internal and external factors shaped North Korea’s security strategy? How... Read more
1. Introduction 2. The Strategic Mindset 3. Command and Control 4. Economic and Industrial Capacity 5. The Defense Planning Framework 6. The State of Readiness 7. Understanding the Threat
Biography
Ryo Hinata-Yamaguchi is an Adjunct Fellow at the Pacific Forum, a Visiting Professor at the Pusan National University, and a Project Assistant Professor at the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Tokyo.






