북한 3차 핵 실험과 한국 안보의 과제 = The Third Nuclear Test of DPRK and the Subjects for the Security in the Republic of Korea

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The international community is coping jointly with North Korea`s provocative act by adopting UN Security Council Resolution 2094 (March 8, 2013) in response to the third nuclear test of North Korea on February 12, 2013. For this refuting UN Security Council Resolution North Korea is escalating security tension on the Korean Peninsula with large-scale military exercises including the live fire training, the cancelation declaration of Korean Armistice Agreement, the abolition of the inter-Korean nonaggression declaration, additional provocative threats, and so on. This study is aimed at drawing the subjects for the security in South Korea regarding the third nuclear test of North Korea. ln chapter 2, the ultimate goal of North Korea`s nuclear and missile strategy is analyzed, in chapter 3, the third nuclear test of North Korea is evaluated in terms of the North Korean internal cause, strategy on the Republic of Korea, foreign policy strateg and technical aspects and in chapter 4, the subjects for the security in the Republic of Korea are drawn. The following conclusions have been reached through this study. First, North Korea`s nuclear and missile strategy is proceeding 10 terms of the asymmetry strategic weapon, political and psychological threats and negotiation power. Second, North Korea performed the third nuclear test in order to reinforce the weak leadership of a young and inexperienced leader, Kim Jong-eun and raise morale in its military power and hard-liners. Third, North Korea selected the replacement time of the Republic of Korea`s President to achieve the essential goal of the communist unification of the Korean Peninsula. Forth, North Korca conducted a nuclear test in time for President Obama`s second inauguration in order to negotiate with the U.S. about the nuclear armament reduction by riding on China`s coattails. Fifth, increase in the explosive power has been technically identified, but miniaturization, weight reduction and diversification have not been proven yet. Sixth, the subjects for the security in the Republic of Korea arc to realize North Korea`s nuclear and missile threats and take all the necessary military and diplomatic steps and to be aware of the capacity of the military reconnaissance, detection and attack and reinforce the Korca-U.S. military alliance and extended deterrence.