Geopolitical Research on THAAD’s (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) Deployment in South Korea
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DOI: 10.25236/icepbm.2018.30
Corresponding Author
Qi Haotian
Abstract
This paper focuses on the impact of THAAD’s (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) deployment in South Korea by utilizing geopolitical analysis based on theoretical framework of geographer Saul Bernard Cohen to locate geopolitical features and definitions of Korea Peninsula, combining with major events that were shaping a new post-world-war order; it concludes a proposal that only peaceful and positive sum foreign policy would be the most beneficial for the future of Korean People. This paper begins with establishing a historical background of North Korea nuclear capability and global denuclearization effort related to North Korean’s geopolitical definitions and South Korean people’s reaction to North Korea over time. Then, from the results of geopolitical analysis, it demonstrates that war is an irrational option, which will break the ameliorating geopolitical equilibrium and bring more destruction to the world.
Keywords
THAAD, ICBM, DPRK.