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Redeploying U.S. Nuclear Weapons to South Korea: Background and Implications in Brief

This report provides background information on the deployment of nuclear weapon systems in South Korea in the past, explores the options that might be available for the redeployment of nuclear weapons to South Korea now to deter the North Korean threat, and discusses the potential implications of doing so for South Korea, North Korea, Japan, and the U.S.

Date: September 14, 2017

Creator: Woolf, Amy F. & Chanlett-Avery, Emma

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Ballistic Missile Defense in the Asia-Pacific Region: Cooperation and Opposition

This report presents background information and discusses potential issues for Congress relating to U.S. ballistic missile defense (BMD) efforts in the Asia-Pacific region. These efforts pose several potential policy, funding, and oversight issues for Congress. Decisions that Congress makes on these issues could affect U.S. defense funding requirements and military capabilities, and U.S. relations with countries in the Asia Pacific region, including China, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, and A… more

Date: April 3, 2015

Creator: Rinehart, Ian E.; Hildreth, Steven A. & Lawrence, Susan V.