This paper attempts to analyse the U.S. efforts and policy responses over the North Korea's recurring missile crises of the 1998 and 2006. By Comparing Pyongyang's intentions and Washington's responses in each crisis, this article aims not only to pro...
This paper attempts to analyse the U.S. efforts and policy responses over the North Korea's recurring missile crises of the 1998 and 2006. By Comparing Pyongyang's intentions and Washington's responses in each crisis, this article aims not only to prospect the future U.S. arms control policy toward North Korea, but also to propose problems and limitations of U.S. - North Korean and North-South Korean relations. To carry out this objective, this paper focuses on the following three aspects. First, it analyses major trends and motives of North Korea's missile developments. Second, it explores the background and consequences of the 1998 North Korea's missile crises by examining throughly the U.S.-North Korean missile negotiations under the Clinton administration. Third, it analyses the backdrops of the North Korea's second missile crisis of 2006 and U.S. policy responses by looking at new U.S.'s arms control policy over the Weapons of Mass Destruction(WMD) under the Bush administration. Finally, based on above considerations, it proposes some policy measures for South Korea toward North Korea, especially regarding on the Gaesung Industrial Complex business and Seoul's participation on the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI).