North_Korea_Military_Power_Report_2013-2014.pdf

The estimated cost of report or study for the Department of Defense is approximately $25,000 in Fiscal Years 2013 – 2014. Generated on 2014Feb04 RefID: 3-1A3CBF5 Military and Security Developments Involving the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 2013 A Report to Congress Pursuant to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 Section 1236 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, Public Law 112-81, as amended by Section 1292 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, provides that the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report “in both classified and unclassified form, on the current and future military power of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea” (DPRK). The report shall address an assessment of the security situation on the Korean Peninsula, the goals and factors shaping North Korean security strategy and military strategy, trends in North Korean security, an assessment of North Korea’s regional security objectives, including an assessment of the North Korean military’s capabilities, developments in North Korean military doctrine and training, an assessment of North Korea’s proliferation activities, and other military security developments. (This page intentionally left blank) Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 CHAPTER ONE: ASSESSMENT OF THE SECURITY SITUATION 3 KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN NORTH KOREAN AND PENINSULAR SECURITY 3 NORTH KOREAN SECURITY PERCEPTIONS 4 CHAPTER TWO: UNDERSTANDING NORTH KOREA’S STRATEGY 6 STRATEGIC GOALS 6 NATIONAL STRATEGY 6 REGIONAL OBJECTIVES AND BEHAVIOR 6 CHAPTER THREE: FORCE MODERNIZATION GOALS AND TRENDS 8 OVERVIEW 8 MAINTAINING THE THREAT 8 AN AGING FORCE... 9 ...WITH EMERGING CAPABILITIES 9 CHAPTER FOUR: SIZE, LOCATION, AND CAPABILITIES OF NORTH KOREAN MILITARY FORCES 12 CHAPTER FIVE: PROLIFERATION 20 OVERVIEW 20 CONVENTIONAL ARMS AND MISSILE SALES