The Korean military balance : comparative Korean forces and the forces of key neighboring states / Anthony H. Cordesman ; with the assistance of Andrew Gagel ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cordesman, Anthony H.

Contributor:

Gagel, Andrew.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Escalation (Military science).

Balance of power.

Armed Forces.

Military policy.

Korea (South)--Military policy.

Korea (South).

Korea (North)--Military policy.

Korea (North).

Korea (South)--Armed Forces.

Korea (North)--Armed Forces.

East Asia--Military policy.

East Asia.

East Asia--Armed Forces.

Balance of power--Case studies.

Escalation (Military science)--Case studies.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xviii, 172 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2011.

Summary:

This report from the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) compares North and South Korean military forces together with the forces of key neighboring states. Primarily authored by Cordesman, a veteran author of these sorts of reports from CSIS, the report retains the standard approach that will be familiar to those who have read past examples for other countries. It compares Korean and Northeast Asia military expenditures and comparative resources, analyzes the conventional military balance in the Koreas and Northeast Asia, and discusses the presence of US forces in South Korea and the Pacific. Beyond conventional forces, it also addresses special, asymmetric, and paramilitary forces; counterterrorism, terrorism, and low-level asymmetric warfare; missiles and WMD (weapons of mass destruction) forces in both Koreas; and the broader regional balance of WMD, missile, and strategic forces. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

"Revised: April 30, 2011."

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780892066322

0892066326

OCLC:

727126701