Foreign+Policy+Briefing

1. Top Five Military Threats: · Al Qaeda · North Korea · Iran · China · Russia 2. Nation or NGO 3. Prior Military/ Armed Conflict Between this Nation and the United States [] 4. Current Political Leader http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/dprk/kim-jong-il.htm 5. Current Military Leader [] 6. Demographics: a. Religion- Buddhist and Confucianist, some Christian and syncretic Chondogyo b. Ethnicity- Korean <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">c. Language- Korean <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">d. Average Age-Male: 65.03, Female: 72.93, Total Average: 68.89 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">e. Ratio Male/Female-0.95 Males/ 1 Female <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">[] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">7. Military Capabilities: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">a. Troop Strength- Male: 4,836,567, Female: 5,230,137, 1,106,000 active troops, 4,700,00 reserve troops <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">b. Budget Expenditure on Military Issues- $6 Billion per year <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">c. Weaponry- 3,500 tanks, 400 fighter aircrafts, 78 submarines <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">d. Nuclear-Have enough Plutonium to build six <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">http://articles.cnn.com/2010-02-19/world/north.korea.nuclear_1_six-party-talks-dozen-nuclear-bombs-north-korea?_s=PM:WORLD <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">8. Recent Armed Conflicts with Other Nations <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">· South Korea—In November 2010, North Korea bombed an island belonging to South Korea. When North Korea fired at South Korea, they fired back in response. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">[] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">9. Available Natural Resources <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">· Rice, Corn, Pigs, Potatoes, soybeans, cattle, pork, eggs, graphite, copper, zinc, lead, coal, iron ore <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kn.html <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">10. According to Time Magazine, North Korea is partly the way it is because they know that the United States will be hesitant to fight back, unless they want to start a “general holocaust.” The article states that North Korea’s anger towards the United States started during the Korean War when American troops chased North Korean troops away from the Chinese border. When Kim wanted to unite North and South Korea, he saw the United States as an obstacle. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,840060-4,00.html
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">North Korea
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">When conflict between North and South Korea erupted, the United States entered to help solve the issues. The United States fought against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea), on the side of the Republic of Korea (South Korea). The United States entered on June 25, 1950 and ended on July 27, 1953.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Kim Jong-il
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Kim Jong-il