This paper examines how South Korea might be able to deter the growing threat from North Korea’s nuclear weapons and missile programs. North Korea’s six nuclear weapons experiments with various types of missile test fires using solid fuel and new technology pose a security threat to South Korea and the USA. The credibility of the North’s WMD capability and the military balance of two Koreas are critically analyzed. South Korea’s superior conventional weapons system, supported by U.S. strategic weapons and intelligence systems, could fend off North Korean nuclear weapons and missile attacks. However, it is imperative that the U.S.-ROK alliance continues to develop a stringent nuclear deterrence strategy and deploy a series of countermeasures, including preemptive strikes and a multilayered missile defense system, such as Kill Chain, KAMD, and THAAD, all to guard against a potential nuclear weapon attack from North Korea.

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韩国对朝鲜大规模杀伤性武器的威慑战略

本文探讨了韩国如何能够阻止来自朝鲜核武器和导弹计划的日益增长的威胁。朝鲜使用固体燃料和新技术进行各种类型导弹试射的六次核武器试验对韩国和美国构成安全威胁。对朝鲜大规模杀伤性武器能力的可信度和两个朝鲜的军事平衡进行了批判性分析。韩国优越的常规武器系统在美国战略武器和情报系统的支持下，可以抵御朝鲜的核武器和导弹袭击。但是，美韩联盟必须继续制定严格的核威慑战略，并部署一系列反制措施，包括先发制人的打击和多层导弹防御系统，如杀伤链、KAMD和萨德，