Publication

This report describes the status of the Korean peninsula as one of the most heavily armed and dangerous places in the world. The authors detail how, despite a deteriorating economy, North Korea retains a standing army of over one million men and an enormous arsenal of artillery and missiles. Most of the weapons are in great proximity to Seoul, the South Korean capital. The report recaps how in 1994 the United States and North Korea almost went to war over the North's nuclear program, and how since then, Washington and Seoul have attempted to cap North Korea's nuclear ambitions through an agreed framework and other preventive measures.