North Korea’s Nuclear Decisions and Strategies

George A. Hutchinson is the author of Army of the Indoctrinated: The Suryong, the Soldier, and Information in the KPA. He is the editor of the International Journal of Korean Studies and holds a doctorate from George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government. A retired U.S. Air Force veteran, he served as both a Logistics Readiness officer and Korean linguist. He currently works as a consultant supporting and advising basing issues in the Republic of Korea.

Introduction. 1. From Tributary to Colony to Divided State: Korean Sovereignty in a Changing World. Part I. Bipolar Order in the Cold War. Section Introduction. Section Introduction. 2. Liberated Korea in a Bipolar Atomic Order. 3. From Armistice to Atomic Ambitions: Planting the Seeds of Nuclear Latency. 4. Roots of Nuclear Resolve: Kim Il Sung’s Proliferation Decision. 5. Seoul’s Cold War Triumph and Pyongyang’s Nuclear Subterfuge. Part II. Unipolar Order in the Post-Cold War. Section Introduction. Section Introduction. 6. North Korea’s Nuclear Path to Legitimacy. 7. Brinkmanship and Diplomacy: Negotiating with North Korea. Part III. World Disorder and the Post-September 11 Era. Section Introduction. Section Introduction. 8. Kim Jong Il’s Nuclear Acquisition Decision. 9. Kim Jong Un’s Race Against Sanctions and the Ripening of North Korea’s Nuclear Doctrine. 10. Conclusion.