Details

Subject(s)

• Soviet Union—Foreign relations—Korea (North) [Browse]
• Korea (North)—Foreign relations—Soviet Union [Browse]
• Soviet Union—Foreign relations—1945-1991 [Browse]

Related name

• Rand Corporation [Browse]
• United States. Air Force [Browse]
• Levin, Norman D. [Browse]

Series

R (Rand Corporation). [More in this series]

Summary note

This report examines factors that have influenced the Soviet relationship with North Korea to the present time, and evaluates the prospects for this relationship over the next decade. It attempts, in particular, to isolate and weigh those factors that could make for significant change, particularly those that could contribute to greater instability on the Korean peninsula. From the perspectives of both the Soviet Union and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the bilateral relationship has for many years been difficult and cool. There is reason to believe that we are entering a rather fluid and dynamic period that might present Moscow and Pyongyang with both new dangers and new opportunities. From the North Korean perspective, the most volatile factor concerns perpetuation of the ruling regime. On the Soviet side, there are two factors that could impel the Soviet leadership to consider important changes in policy. One would be the possibility of obtaining concrete security benefits. The other factor would be a decision by the United States to use South Korea as a platform for long-range theater nuclear weapons directed at the Soviet Union.

Notes

• "R-3159-AF."
• "A Project Air Force report prepared for the United States Air Force."
• "R-3159-AF.""A Project Air Force report prepared for the United States Air Force.""Project Air Force"--Cover"October 1984."

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