The Korean Peninsula is put in a position to carry out a highly strategic game vis-a-vis
nK, which is asserting itself as a nuclear power amongst Northeast Asia's complex dynamics.
While the international community recognizes nK's possession of nuclear weapons as
released secret based on nK's three nuclear tests, shrewd strategic thinking is needed by ROK
to secure itself as a non-nuclear nation in order to assume a responsible role to the
international community, while simultaneously being ready to respond at all times for nK's
military provocations. ROK must continue with its twofold strategy, by firm response to
military confrontation with nK and maintaining flexible policy of tolerance in the areas of
economy and ethnicity. Various strategic options to overcome nK's nuclear threats have been
presented to ROK, whose possession of nuclear weapons have been difficult, and nK's
nuclear capability is a real threat to ROK's national security.
We must be able to respond to nK's nuclear threats strictly from ROK's national security
perspective.
This thesis aims to propose a response policy for nK's nuclear capability and nK's nuclear
attack based on analysis of such nuclear damage, ROK Government's response posture
against nK's nuclear threats, centered around ROK Government's non-military response
posture.