Despite frequent predictions of imminent collapse, the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea continues to pose a threat to South Korea. The armed forces continue to be the core of the regime, deploying formidable paramilitary and internal security forces against its own people, maintaining a wide network of intelligence services throughout the region and developing an arsenal of weapons of mass destruction. The Armed Forces of North Korea provides a detailed account of the links between the regime and the forces, and then describes each wing: air, naval, ground forces, paramilitary, internal security, and intelligence reviews.
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"...a detailed, up-to-date survey of North Korea's military, with special emphasis on its nuclear and missile programs." --Journal of Asian Studies
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Joseph S. Bermudez is an internationally recognized analyst, author and lecturer on North Korean defense and intelligence affairs.
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There is No Better Book on North Korea's Military,
By Charles A Tustison (Shoreline, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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Joseph Bermudez is the best expert on North Korea's military and missile programs. I first saw his previous book, North Korean Special Forces(NKSF), in a classified cover on the desk of south Korean intelligence analysts.His new book goes into even greater depth and covers the makeup, motivation, and enviroment that has created and maintained arguably the largest deployed combat force in the world. The book is well written. The graphics are excellent, as are references to supporting documents. This book is a must for anyone interested in knowing more about the security risks and challenges facing Japan, Korea, China, Russia and the United States.
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Like Taking a University Course,
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To say that this is a detailed and comprehensive book would be an understatement. You do not just read this book you study it like a university text book. There must be 1000 foot notes and references.
This book contains an accurate and comprehensive overview of the armed forces and what the UN and US might face in any conflict. It is all described in detail, i.e.: navy, army, air force, command structure, paramilitary, WMD's, missiles, and more. Highly recommended. Full of information but easy to read.
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author interview data, gunji kenkyu, infiltration craft, sniper brigades, mechanised corps, missile cooperation, security brigades, ballistic missile division, national military policies, defence battalion, chemical weapons factories, missile designers, maintenance battalion, ballistic missile program, ordnance bureau, missile facilities, tactical ballistic missiles, launch facility, space launch vehicle, artillery systems, mobile launcher, infantry corps, firing batteries Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Kim Chong-il, Second Economic Committee, National Defence Commission, Soviet Union, State Security Department, Machine Industry Bureau, East Sea, Ministry of Public Security, Reconnaissance Bureau, Artillery Command, Coastal Security Bureau, General Staff Department, General Political Bureau, Maritime Department, Central Military Committee, Security Command, Musudan-ni Launch Facility, Operations Department, Academy of Defence Sciences, Fatherland Liberation War, Light Infantry Training Guidance Bureau, Academy of Sciences, P'yongyang Defence Command, Red Guard, Guidance Department New!
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author interview data, gunji kenkyu, infiltration craft, sniper brigades, mechanised corps, missile cooperation, security brigades, ballistic missile division, national military policies, defence battalion, chemical weapons factories, missile designers, maintenance battalion, ballistic missile program, ordnance bureau, missile facilities, tactical ballistic missiles, launch facility, space launch vehicle, artillery systems, mobile launcher, infantry corps, firing batteries Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Kim Chong-il, Second Economic Committee, National Defence Commission, Soviet Union, State Security Department, Machine Industry Bureau, East Sea, Ministry of Public Security, Reconnaissance Bureau, Artillery Command, Coastal Security Bureau, General Staff Department, General Political Bureau, Maritime Department, Central Military Committee, Security Command, Musudan-ni Launch Facility, Operations Department, Academy of Defence Sciences, Fatherland Liberation War, Light Infantry Training Guidance Bureau, Academy of Sciences, P'yongyang Defence Command, Red Guard, Guidance Department New!
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- North Korean Special Forces (Special Warfare) by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. on 5 pages
- Terrorism: The North Korean Connection by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. on 4 pages
- Proliferation of weapons of mass destruction: Assessing the risks in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Mine Warfare by U. S. Navy in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Dismantling the bomb and managing the nuclear materials by United States in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Deterring America: Rogue States and the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction by Derek D. Smith on page 9, page 66, and Back Matter
- Engage and Destroy (Armored Corps, No. 2) by Pete Callahan in Front Matter
- Armored Corps #1 by Pete Callahan in Front Matter
- The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding North Korea by Dr. C. Kenneth Quinones in Back Matter
- Armored Corps: Attack by Fire by Pete Callahan in Front Matter
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