Research Catalog

Title

Emerging threats, force structures, and the role of air power in Korea / edited by Natalie W. Crawford, Chung-in Moon.

Publication

Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND, 2000.

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Additional Authors

• Moon, Chung-in.
• Crawford, Natalie W.
• Yŏnse Taehakkyo.
• Project Air Force (U.S.)
• United States. Air Force.
• Rand Corporation.

Description

xx, 350 pages; 24 cm.

Summary

"North Korea's ballistic missile program, the theater missile defense debate, and ongoing discussions concerning South Korea's next-generation combat aircraft have combined to heighten awareness of the critical importance of aerospace power. To assess these and other related issues, the Air Power Program based at the Center for International Studies at Yonsei University in the Republic of Korea (ROK), together with Project AIR FORCE at RAND and the Pacific Century Institute, co-organized the Second International Air Power Conference, held June 11-12, 1999, in Seoul. The conference addressed ROK's desirable force structure in the 21st century, the role of air and space power in shaping future deterrence and defense missions, the ballistic missile threat both now and in the near term and options for responding to it, and collaboration on long-term development of air power. It is expected that the findings in this volume, a compilation of the 15 papers delivered at the conference, will have critical implications for Korea's national security, defense planning dynamics, force structuring, and air defense modernization programs."--Rand abstracts.

Series Statement

Conference proceedings (Rand Corporation) ; CF-152-AF

Uniform Title

Conference proceedings (Rand Corporation) ; CF-152-AF.

Subject

• Air power > Congresses
• Air defenses > Congresses
• Military readiness > Congresses
• Forces aériennes > Congrès
• Défense aérienne > Congrès
• Armements > Congrès
• Air defenses
• Air power
• Military readiness
• Luftwaffe
• Militärische Macht
• Kongress
• Südkorea
• air power
• Korea
• PAF
• air force
• South Korea

Genre/Form

Conference papers and proceedings

Note

• "Yonsei University / Rand."
• "CF-152-AF"--P. [4] of cover.
• "Prepared for the United States Air Force."
• "Project Air Force/RAND."
• The Second International Air Power Conference was held in Seoul, South Korea on June 11-12, 1999.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

Introduction: Air power: the 21st century catalyst for progress, change, and prosperity -- Potential threats and policy responses of the major powers -- Defense planning in an era of uncertainty: East Asian issues -- Going into the "unification tunnel": strategic and military implications -- Conceptualizing post-unification defense challenges and strategies -- Changing threat environment, force structure, and defense planning: the South Korean case -- The role of air power going into the 21st century -- The challenge for the R.O.K. air force in the 21st century -- Maximizing manpower utilization: civil-military cooperation prospects in Korea -- The emerging ballistic missile threat: global and regional ramifications -- Coping with the North Korean missile threat: implications for Northeast Asia and Korea -- TMD [theater missile defense] architectures in East Asia: military and political alternatives for reducing threats -- Suggestions for Korea's air defense modernization -- Current status and emerging trends in Korean aerospace power strategies -- Challenges in research and development for the Korean aircraft industry -- U.S. aerospace technology and implications for Korea.

ISBN

• 0833028308
• 9780833028303

LCCN

00711977

OCLC

• ocm43627991
• 43627991
• SCSB-1033344

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library