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 China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to Ukraine 02New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads 03How North Korea-Russia ties will challenge next US president, no matter who wins 04What to make of the stunning collapse in value of North Korean won 05What to know about Kim Yong Bok, the man leading North Korean troops in Russia 06If Trump: How erratic leader’s reelection could scramble North Korea policy 07North Korea’s admission of drone incursion exposes glaring gaps in air defenses 08The war in Ukraine is transforming how Europe perceives North Korean threats

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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 China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to Ukraine
02New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads
03How North Korea-Russia ties will challenge next US president, no matter who wins
04What to make of the stunning collapse in value of North Korean won
05What to know about Kim Yong Bok, the man leading North Korean troops in Russia
06If Trump: How erratic leader’s reelection could scramble North Korea policy
07North Korea’s admission of drone incursion exposes glaring gaps in air defenses
08The war in Ukraine is transforming how Europe perceives North Korean threats

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

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