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Title: Dealing with North Korea


1
Dealing with North Korea
  • Americas Options

2
Threats from North Korea
  • Direct nuclear attack on US forces or allies
  • Sale of nuclear and missile technologies to other
    states or terrorist groups

US Options
  • Preventive Action
  • Deterrence
  • Containment
  • Diplomatic

3
Current Military Planning for Korea
  • OPLAN 5027--Major Theater War is for defending
    South Korea from the North
  • OPLAN 5026--Air Strikes targets US air power
    against WMD and missile facilities
  • --includes Air Force heavy bombers, Air Force and
    Navy fighter/attack jets, and Navy cruise
    missiles

4
Problems with Preventive Strikes
  • Target sites hidden underground, numerous, and
    well-protected
  • North Korean retaliation

5
Known Nuclear Facilities
6
Known Missile Sites
7
North Korean Retaliation
  • Artillery bombardment of Seoul or other targets
  • Invasion of South Korea
  • Missile attack against South Korea, Japan, US
    territory?
  • Terrorism?

8
Deterrence and Containment
  • Is the North Korean leadership acting rationally?
  • US has operational plans prepared for a naval
    quarantine of North Korea
  • Proliferation Security Initiative with Europe
    could be expanded to Russia and China

9
What does North Korea want?
  • Recognition
  • Security
  • Economic aid
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