Focusing on threats from North Korea's weapons of mass destruction and cyber capabilities, the authors consider the key North Korean objectives that these weapons and capabilities serve, how they might be employed to achieve those objectives, and the effects they could have. The authors also propose actions that the Republic of Korea and the United States can take to deter and, if necessary, counter these uses.
The authors provide a comprehensive overview, based on open sources, of North Korean capabilities in terms of its weapons of mass destruction and cyber operations, assess the threats these pose, and suggest possible responses.
