North Korean Decisionmaking: Economic Opening, Conventional Deterrence Breakdown, and Nuclear Use

by John V. Parachini

The authors examine (1) the experiences of North Korea and three similar authoritarian regimes--China, Vietnam, and Cuba--to forecast why and how North Korea might adopt a new economic model; (2) what might happen if conventional deterrence fails on the Korean Peninsula; and (3) what might lead North Korea to use nuclear weapons.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1977405533
• ISBN13: 9781977405531
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: RAND Corporation
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"