Characterizing the Risks of North Korean Chemical and Biological Weapons, Electromagnetic Pulse, and Cyber Threats / BRUCE W. BENNETT, KANG CHOI, GREGORY S. JONES, DU-HYEOGN CHA, JIYOUNG PARK, SCOTT W. HAROLD, MYONG-HYUN GO, YUN KANG.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bennett, Bruce W., 1952-

Contributor:

Choi, Kang

Jones, Gregory S.

Cha, Du-Hyeogn.

Park, Ji Young.

Harold, Scott, 1975-

Go, Myong-Hyun

Kang, Yun.

International Security and Defense Policy Center

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Rand Corporation

Asan Chŏngch'aek Yŏn'guwŏn

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chemical weapons--Korea (North).

Chemical weapons.

Biological weapons--Korea (North).

Biological weapons.

Deterrence (Strategy).

Nuclear weapons--Korea (North).

Nuclear weapons.

Electromagnetic pulse.

Information warfare--Korea (North).

Information warfare.

Risk assessment.

United States--Foreign relations--Korea (South).

United States.

Korea (South)--Foreign relations--United States.

Korea (South).

Korea (North)--Foreign relations--Korea (South).

Korea (North).

Korea (South)--Foreign relations--Korea (North).

United States--Foreign relations--Korea (North).

Korea (North)--Foreign relations--United States.

Physical Description:

xii, 122 pages ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2022

Summary:

To secure the survival of its regime, dominate the Republic of Korea (ROK), and impose unification of the Korean Peninsula, North Korea has amassed a variety of weapons of mass destruction (WMD)-nuclear, chemical, and biological-to include nuclear and likely conventional capabilities that produce highly destructive or even lethal electromagnetic pulse. It also has diverse offensive cyber capabilities that it uses for covert and illegal purposes. The authors of this report focus on how the North could use, and does use, these weapons and capabilities to affect peacetime relations on the peninsula and to prepare for a major war with the ROK, as well as the possible effects of their employment on the military, on civilians, and on critical infrastructure. The authors present a theory of deterrence and suggest how the ROK-U.S. alliance could rein in North Korean efforts to augment or enhance its WMD and cyber capabilities and deter the North from attacking the ROK and beyond. Throughout, the authors acknowledge the uncertainties involved and argue that any effective action on the part of the ROK-U.S. alliance will require recognizing and managing those uncertainties.

Contents:

Chapter One: Introduction

Chapter Two: The North Korean Chemical Weapon Threat

Chapter Three: North Korean Biological Weapons Threat

Chapter Four: The North Korean Electromagnetic Pulse Threat

Chapter Five: The Threat of North Korean Cyber Capabilities

Chapter Six: Characterizing and Countering North Korean Combined Weapons of Mass Destruction and Cyber Employment

Appendix: Technical Description of Nuclear Electromagnetic Pulse.

Notes:

Title from PDF document (title page; viewed August 29, 2022)

"Sponsored by the Asan Institute"

"RAND NATIONAL SECURITY RESEARCH DIVISION"

"THE ASAN INSTITUTE for POLICY STUDIES"

Includes bibliographical references (pages 99-122)

Description based on electronic resource

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

1977409814

9781977409812

OCLC:

1344302320