Journal Article - Quarterly Journal: International Security
Conventional Counterforce Dilemmas: South Korea's Deterrence Strategy and Stability on the Korean Peninsula
Summary
South Korea’s conventional counterforce and countervalue strategy represents both a short-term and a long-term hedge against U.S. abandonment. The strategy has significant implications for stability on the Korean Peninsula. Among them, any peace initiative between the United States and North Korea that does not also address the conventional balance of forces on the Korean Peninsula is unlikely to end in success.
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Ian Bowers and Henrik Stålhane Hiim, "Conventional Counterforce Dilemmas: South Korea's Deterrence Strategy and Stability on the Korean Peninsula," International Security, Vol. 45, No. 3 (Winter 2020/21), pp. 7–39, doi.org/10.1162/isec_a_00399.
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