Defense Planning And Readiness Of North Korea Armed To Rule Routledge Advances In Korean Studies

How has North Korea developed and managed its military readiness to achieve its strategic ends?

Hinata-Yamaguchi analyzes North Koreaâs defense planning by looking at how political, economic, and societal factors affect the Korean Peopleâs Armyâs (KPA) readiness and strategies. He answers four key questions: How have the internal and external factors shaped North Koreaâs security strategy? How do the political, economic, societal, and environmental factors impact North Koreaâs defense planning? What are North Koreaâs defense planning dilemmas and how do they impact the KPAâs readiness? What are the key implications for regional security and the strategies against North Korea?

This analysis, drawing on various Korean, English, Japanese, and Chinese sources on North Korea and military affairs, will be of great value to strategists and policy analysts as well as scholars of East Asian security issues.