The article focuses on the current state of US-DPRK dialogue. paper depicts North Korean perspective possible interaction with United States, which is derived from key characteristics Pyongyang as a political counterpart, Korea’s reaction to earlier experiences in comparison actions US president. New Law DPRK’s Policy Nuclear Forces another factor influence perspectives As conclusion author ref...

background: nowadays, application of nuclear technology in different industries has largely expanded worldwide. proportionately,the risk of nuclear incidents and the resulting injuries have, therefore, increased in recent years. preparedness is an important part of the crisis management cycle; therefore efficient preplanning seems crucial to any crisis  management plan. equipped with facilities...

This paper motivates and sketches a set of nuclear-use cases involving conflict on the Korean peninsula. The reflect wide range ways that nuclear weapons might be brandished or used in crisis. We identify possible by using two different lenses: “logical” taxonomic lens decisionmaking asks how an actual national leader decide to use first. then select from space possibilities usefully. consider ...

BACKGROUND/AIMS The smoking rates and patterns in the North Korean population are not well known. More than 20,000 North Korean defectors have settled in South Korea; thus, we can estimate the current North Korean smoking situation using this group. METHODS All North Korean defectors spend their first 3 months in a South Korean facility learning to adapt to their new home. We retrospectively ...

Scleroderma (SSc) renal crisis has been reported to be associated with anti-RNA polymerase I and III (RNAP I/III) antibodies in Caucasians and the Japanese. However, no report is available for Korean SSc patients. Here, we describe the case of a 65-yr-old female SSc patient who developed renal crisis and whose serum contained anti-RNAP I/III antibodies. She was finally diagnosed as having diffu...

INTRODUCTION Humanitarian agencies in North Korea operate within a complex sociopolitical environment historically characterized by a baseline of mistrust. As a result of operating within such a heated environment, health sector collaborations between such agencies and the North Korean government have followed unpredictable courses. PROBLEM The factors that have contributed to successful prog...

OBJECTIVE We investigated the performance of North Korean refugees on attention tasks, and the relationship between that performance and psychiatric symptoms. METHODS Sustained and divided attention was assessed using the computerized Comprehensive Attention Test in North Korean refugees and in South Koreans. All participants also completed the Beck Depression Inventory, the Beck Anxiety Inve...

This paper is an empirical attempt verifying the interplay between political change, fleet nationality, and the evolution of shipping networks. North Korea offers a good example of a socialist maritime country that experienced much contrasted geopolitical contexts during the last two decades. A database of vessel movements between North Korean ports and other ports is analyzed. Main results sho...

Writh the ctid of the Ĉ ôld War, security issues have rctnaiticd crucial for the survival and devL-lopmcnt of tbe Asia-Pacific region. Some structural changes in tbe sccurit)environment, sucb as globalization, miiitar\build-up, ;ind the rise of (^hitia, are threatening regional peace and stabilit)-. Moreover, crises such as global tctTorism, the North Korean nuclear standoff, and the SARS epide...