Analysis of the DPRK's motives behind the North Korean nuclear crises : through the perspectives of realism and rationalism

목차 (Table of Contents)

• TABLE OF CONTENTS
• I. Introduction = 1
• A. Goals of this thesis = 3
• II. Chronology of Events for Both Nuclear Crises: 1993-1994 and 2002-2003 = 6
• A. The origins of the crisis = 6
• B. Nuclear crisis of 1993-1994 = 8
• C. Signs of more trouble to come = 11
• D. The second nuclear crisis, 2002-2003 = 12
• E. Brief analysis of events = 17
• III. Rational or Irrational? = 19
• A. The North's Great Leader and Dear Leader = 19
• B. Is North Korea a real threat to the Northeast Asian Security? = 24
• IV. Realist and Rationalist Views Applied to North Korea's Motives for Pursuing Nuclear Programs = 27
• V. The perceived North Korean motives for pursuing nuclear programs = 30
• A. For Security and Deterrence = 30
• Use of nuclear arsenal to deter U.S. nuclear use and to match the U.S. nuclear umbrella = 30
• Nuclear arsenal as insurance against South Korean superiority in conventional weapons = 37
• B. For Political Reasons = 44
• Nuclear weapons as a means of obtaining diplomatic leverage = 44
• Nuclear weapons as a means of securing regime maintenance = 50
• Nuclear weapons as insurance against the loss of North Korea's traditional allies, China and Russia = 53
• V. Conclusion = 56
• Bibliography = 58