Experts agree: North Korea will continue to develop its economy, nuclear capability



Analysis Experts agree: North Korea will continue to develop its economy, nuclear capability Whether this improves DPRK foreign and domestic policies will depend on U.S. and ROK reaction Tristan Webb November 30, 2016 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Monument to Party Founding by Tormod Sandtorv on 2012-04-27 11:15:41 The results of our expert survey are overwhelming: the DPRK is on track to continue strengthening its economy alongside its nuclear capability. Only 2% surveyed agreed with ROK’s President Park’s assessment that this simultaneous development is not possible. NK Pro this month used its expert database (available online to subscribers) to survey over 200 experts on the DPRK from around the world. With 49 responses, this appears to be the largest survey of expert opinion on North Korea this year. Our respondents were invited to choose from and comment on three scenarios about what the DPRK Read More © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01How Trump’s return could transform North Korea’s quiet ties with Thailand 02How Assad’s downfall could expose secrets of North Korea-Syria military ties 03All the companies that participated in the Pyongyang Autumn Trade Fair 2024 04No Chinese firms joined North Korea’s latest trade fair dominated by Russia 05What defectors’ exam scores reveal about the quality of North Korean health care 06North Korean Il-76 cargo planes make rare flights to northeast coast 07From aid to academia: The status of foreign organizations in North Korea 08North Korea expanding rail access to airport near Wonsan mega resort: Imagery

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Experts agree: North Korea will continue to develop its economy, nuclear capability

Whether this improves DPRK foreign and domestic policies will depend on U.S. and ROK reaction

Tristan Webb November 30, 2016

Experts agree: North Korea will continue to develop its economy, nuclear capability

Monument to Party Founding by Tormod Sandtorv on 2012-04-27 11:15:41

The results of our expert survey are overwhelming: the DPRK is on track to continue strengthening its economy alongside its nuclear capability. Only 2% surveyed agreed with ROK’s President Park’s assessment that this simultaneous development is not possible.

NK Pro this month used its expert database (available online to subscribers) to survey over 200 experts on the DPRK from around the world. With 49 responses, this appears to be the largest survey of expert opinion on North Korea this year.

Our respondents were invited to choose from and comment on three scenarios about what the DPRK

01How Trump’s return could transform North Korea’s quiet ties with Thailand
02How Assad’s downfall could expose secrets of North Korea-Syria military ties
03All the companies that participated in the Pyongyang Autumn Trade Fair 2024
04No Chinese firms joined North Korea’s latest trade fair dominated by Russia
05What defectors’ exam scores reveal about the quality of North Korean health care
06North Korean Il-76 cargo planes make rare flights to northeast coast
07From aid to academia: The status of foreign organizations in North Korea
08North Korea expanding rail access to airport near Wonsan mega resort: Imagery

Experts agree: North Korea will continue to develop its economy, nuclear capability

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