The last days of Kim Jong-il the North Korean threat in a changing era /

Bechtol, Bruce E., 1959-

The last days of Kim Jong-il the North Korean threat in a changing era / Bruce E. Bechtol, Jr. - first edition. - Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, (c)2013. - 1 online resource (xv, 223 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction -- Maintaining a rogue military: North Korea's military capabilities and strategy at the end of the Kim Jong-il era and South Korea's ability to counter the DPRK threat -- The sinking of the Cheonan and the shelling of Yeonpyeong Island: a case study of North Korea's asymmetric northern limit line strategy -- Planning for the unthinkable: countering a North Korean nuclear attack and management of postattack scenarios -- North Korea and support for terrorism: an evolving history -- Conclusion: the impact of the last years of the Kim Jong-il regime on the future of North Korea.



9781612346120


Kim, Chŏng-il, 1942-2011.


Security, International.


Electronic Books.

DS935 / .L378 2013