Tension on the Korean Peninsula – South Korean Policy Towards North Korea

At the end of World War Two, Korea was divided into two sections. These sections were labeled as South Korea and North Korea. The dividing point was at the 38th parallel. Soviets occupied North Korea, and the U.S. troops occupied South Korea. The United States had troops there to keep the peace, so to say.

Before the 38th Parallel , there was no North Korea and South Korea – only Korea. The 38th Parallel was initially created to guarantee that Japan would surrender to the Soviet Union in the north and the south would surrender to the United States, but it later became a barrier between the two states. (Gupta 1972). The line was proposed by the United States and agreed to by the Soviet Union. Author William Stueck names the 38th parallel as the first step in the Korean War, writing, “the war originated in 1945 with the division of the peninsula into occupation zones by the Soviet Union and the United States, and the perpetuation of that division as a result of the two nation’s subsequent failure to agree on terms for unification.” (Stueck 1995)

Across the Yellow Sea in China, there was a civil war between the communists where Mao Zedong was in charge and the nationalists by Chiang Kai-shek. In the end, the communists won, this meant that Mao would support Kim Ill Sung because of their similar philosophy on how to run their country. Soon, the US started to withdraw troops in 1948 after the secretary of state, Dean Acheson stated that South Korea was out of the “defense perimeter” (“United”). After Sung heard this, China and Russia helped North Korea to plan the attack for South Korea while they weren’t being protected by the US. At the same time, citizens who were against Rhee increased letting Sung think that he will become a hero if he was successful in reuniting the two Koreas. In 1949, Sung asked for permission from Stalin about attacking South Korea. Stalin declined the idea because their army was too weak compared to South Korea. Although they had China’s aid, they couldn’t help North Korea much because of their instability of their own country since their recent civil war that ended not so long ago. Sung and Stalin wanted South Korea to invade first and only have North Korea to counterattack the South. By August 1949, Sung talked again to Russia, this time with the news that South Korea was planning to attack the north and that the US was going to remove all their troops in Korea, giving North Korea a chance for “military action” (Schaff). The war broke out on June 25, 1950 and ended up

On May 1951 the communist were pushed back to the 38th parallel and the battle line remained in that vicinity for the rest of the war. July 27, 1953 after 2 years of negotiation, military leaders from China, North Korea, and the United Nations signed an armistice that ended the fighting and created a new boundary near the 38th parallel that gave South Korea some territory and established a 2.5 mile wide demilitarized zone to serve as a buffer between the two Korea’s. Because South korea and North Korea never signed a peace treaty technically they're still at war today.

North Korea has been in the news a lot this past year, and it is because the nuclear tension between the US and North Korea and no one is sure what is going to happen in the next few months,war could possibly break out. Even though war is bad and we should resolve this situation peacefully and avoid any conflict, North Korea is a threat to the integrity of the peaceful world and should be dealt with immediately.

Tensions between the U.S. and North Korea have been gradually rising for a long time, but what is the reason for the long-lasting feud? Regarding North Korea's situation and their relationship with Western countries, they mostly thinking about their side of issues (“The growing nuclear”). Making rules that are to be followed, this group of nations will often come together to negotiate some kind of peace. Reluctantly, North Korea follows these rules at first, but sooner or later they prove themselves to be untrustworthy as they fail to hold up their side of the agreement, which seems to have happened on multiple accounts. While all of the events that lead to believe North Korea should not be trusted are building up, their leader, Kim Jong

On June 25, 1950, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) launched a surprise attack on South Korea. People in South Korea were unaware of the upcoming attack on that morning, which started a war that would kill more than 3,000,000 lives. Seoul, the capital of South Korea was quick to be captured by the North Korean troops, due to the fact that the attack had been unaccounted for. The war had begun with North Korean leader Kim Il Song's desire to unify the peninsula under Communist rule. Before WWII, the peninsula had been one country. The UN decided to draw a line between the 38th parallel to avoid a conflict between the US and the Soviet. However, with the Soviets occupying the northern side and the US troops occupying

The irritable North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, recently stated that the deadlock with South Korea was resolved by the enormous military muscle of the country’s nuclear weapons. According to the version of events by North Korea, the standoff with South Korea was a sign of the former’s strength. North and South Korea have remaining tensions, technically at war, because the Korean War ended with an armistice. These tensions escalated this month when a land mine explosion blamed on North Korea severely wounded two of South Korean’s soldiers. South Korea retaliated by turning on huge information speakers that blared disrespectful messages about Kim across the border. Military action was quickly threated by North Korea if the speakers were not turned

The North Korean regime is a hybrid threat because of the dynamic combination of its robust Korean People’s Army (KPA), its use and continued development of asymmetric warfare and the use of illicit criminal operations around the world. These elements operate to achieve and attain three major strategic intentions for North Korea. They are the survival of the regime, maintaining an independent North Korea and the ultimate goal for the reunification of the Korean peninsula (Scobell 2005).

This essay aims to uncover whether an attack by North Korea on South Korea is firstly plausible and secondly whether any form of deterrence will be effective in preventing such an attack. It will first explore the perception of North Korea as an irrational or rogue state and the state’s motivations to attack the South. It will then study the current avenues of deterrence in place and previous

Today the media ridicules North Korea as an incompetent rogue nation; however, the road leading up to the Korean War might have rendered the conflict unpreventable. The Korean split, the clash between the Soviet Union and the United Nations, and the election of President Rhee in South Korea may have made war unavoidable. On June 25, 1950, North Korea attacked South Korea with the aid of the Soviet Union under the orders of Josef Stalin. The war lasted until the July of 1953 when North and South Korea signed an armistice (Weathersby 769). The Korean War was started when two major economic systems vied for supremacy; as a result the war tore a country in two.

This paper will be a summary of North Korea that will cover some of the history behind the country. This history is essential for showing why the country operates as it does. I will then cover political, military, economic, social, and information aspects that try to give a picture of a general life in North Korea. In the midst of doing so, I will attempt to demonstrate an updated operational picture of North Korea as I see it being pertinent in a military operation. I will jump topics out of order as each aspect plays into other aspects, life, and functionality of North Korea.

Tensions between North Korea vs. South Korea and the U.S. have been high as of late. This is due to the missile tests and nuclear weapons development by North Korea, and threats of nuclear war as well. Joint U.S. and South Korean military forces which are comprised of 17,000 U.S. troops and 300,000 South Korean military units demonstrate military exercises known as Operation Foil Eagle 2016 that will take place from March 7 to April 30 in South Korea to run concurrently with another military exercise in South Korea known as Operation Key Resolve, which runs from March 7 and ends on March 18.

After World War II, Korea was divided into two parts. In the Northern part of Korea, Soviet Union controlled with the Communist. North Korea, called Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), wanted, to sum up, its Communist ideology with Southern part of Korea by force. Consequently, Korean War (1950-1953), initiated by North Korea, to conquest South Korea, Republic of Korea (ROK). President Kim Il Sung founded North Korea and adopted Socialism. He chose its side against the United States (U.S.) and the world because he regarded they could threat their central power. Kim Jung Il succeeded the President position from his father Kim Il Sung in 1980. Kim Jung Un took his father’s political and managerial role in September of 2010. Kim

Tension on the Korean Peninsula is almost tangible due to the North Korean threats of nuclear war. Additionally, many in South Korea reportedly lament the state of socioeconomic inequality in the country, a broad assortment of barriers. With all these and other pressures on Koreans today, citizens have been finding innovative ways to channel their frustration and relieve some of their stress. It’s called the Seoul Rage Room, and it’s a place people come simply to smash mostly household items with other household items.