Political And Economic Dimensions Of The North Korean Nuclear Program

Abstract

After the collapse of the Soviet Union due to the economic crises that struck the Russian economy, North Korea benefited politically and militarily in how to deal with the United States where to benefit from the Soviet experience. Therefore, North Korea worked to develop its nuclear capabilities as a deterrent to any labor force trying to eliminate it. It relied on its nuclear program to confront US and its allies in Asia and the world. The North Korean nuclear program had political and economic dimensions making North Korea a robust opponent for US. This article attempted to read the most prominent and important of these dimensions and their repercussions on Korea itself. The nuclear program has generated many economic, political, and ideological problems for North Korea for reasons related to American pressure and its allies in exchange for North Korea relinquishing the nuclear program.