Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)’s nuclear strategy and its impact on disarmament.

Abstract

The topic is about Democratic Republic of Korea (DPRK)’s Nuclear Strategy and its impact on disarmament. Although DPRK has been branded the “axis of evil” by George W Bush junior, it however remained friendly to Zimbabwe. Firstly, it remains necessary to understand its nuclear strategy in depth given the on-going good relations between DPRK and Zimbabwe. We are in a global world and Zimbabwe needs the participation of the western world in its weak economy and of necessity the relationship between DPRK and Zimbabwe require proper balancing if the two relationships are to be maintained without the risk antagonism. Secondly, to technologically emerging African defence forces the study will provide some of the pitfalls to be avoided when pursuing defence programmes. The research is a survey research which relied heavily on the use of questionnaires. Qualitative research method was used more than quantitative research method. Chapter four especially relied on quantitative research method. The major problem confronted relates to encouraging respondents to fulfill the promise of returning the filled questionnaires. However, that was more than compensated by easy access to research material. The result of this study show that 50% of respondents adjudge DPRK’s international relations to be poor. The relationship with neighbouring South Korea and Japan is disastrous and hostile to say the least. DPRK’s greatest motivations comes from the need to create deterrence and seek credibility. As part of the recommendations, DPRK should not fool itself that nuclear proliferation can stabilise tense relationships. Liberalisation looks to the degree of interdependence at the system level and that measures the economic connections between states; those economic institutions and entire economic establishment will collapse- because no support will be rendered to the economy. Surely DPRK ought to desist from settling matters/ problems violently- diplomacy should be given a chance and the assistance of Russia and China should be taken advantage of in settling this somehow mammoth problem between DPRK and USA.