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CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................... III-S-1 A. Background and Definitions ............................................................................. III-1 B. The Origins of Political Power ......................................................................... III-2 C. Divisions in North Korean Society................................................................... III-5 D. Distribution of Political Power ......................................................................... III-8 E. Domestic News Sources ................................................................................... III-12 Newspapers....................................................................................................... III-16 Electronic Communication Channels ............................................................... III-18 KCNA ............................................................................................................... III-19 Nodong Sinmun ................................................................................................ III-19 Korean Central Broadcasting Station................................................................ III-21 Korean Central Television Network ................................................................. III-21 F. Foreign News Sources ...................................................................................... III-22 G. Diffusion of News within North Korea ............................................................ III-25 H. News of U.S. Military Initiatives...................................................................... III-26 I. Receiving and Interpreting Information............................................................ III-32 J. Conclusions....................................................................................................... III-38 III-iii
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INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES Nort
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INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES IDA
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CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY & INTROD
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To write accurately about North Kor
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technocrats, provincial and county
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PREFACE This paper will examine in
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ABBREVIATIONS AGI CCSKA COMSEC DoD
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information streams, and from him t
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within the hands of a few individua
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and whether or not he will embarras
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to the lowest-levels of the KPA. As
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strengthening of all armed forces,
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esearch institutes and “think tan
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The primary missions of the Reconna
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communication that generally fall o
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of the State Security Department or
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maintaining strict control over the
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agencies in the ROK and Japan began
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The Guard and Security Commands, wh
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eports that are funneled up through
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Complicating the entire “Kim-cent
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Within the military, this dynamic c
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him that all significant orders and
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Until the 1990s, the electronic med
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II. THE NORTH KOREAN LEADERSHIP: SY
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Page 89 and 90: chance to unfold. In terms of syste
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Page 95 and 96: D. FLOW OF INFORMATION George Kenna
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Page 119 and 120: A. BACKGROUND AND DEFINITIONS As a
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Page 129 and 130: How is power used to make policy de
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Page 133 and 134: According to a KCBS scriptwriter wh
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Page 137 and 138: For comparison purposes, here are t
Page 139 and 140: Korean Central Broadcasting Station
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The four pillars of the traditional
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Life is getting merrier, too (see A
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B. PATH DEPENDENCE, CRITICAL JUNCTU
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Central People’s Committee (CPC),
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National Defense Commission, follow
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policy began to loosen up. Party an
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state-owned enterprises (SOEs), (7)
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on top in the power struggle within
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he appears to favor the younger son
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Chang Chon Hwan was accused of symp
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work, monitor their communications,
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Table IV-1. Composition of the Nati
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channeling all his decisions throug
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North Korean regime decided to weat
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Kwon Hui Gyong, the DPRK Hero, was
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The Operation Command Group of the
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for key civilian management positio
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“Technocrats” The “technocrat
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It is noteworthy that in the past t
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Table IV-4. Educational Background
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These leaders are very sensitive to
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Table IV-8. Major National Public O
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Name Jo Ryong Hyon Nam Sung U Table
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Table IV-11. The North-South “Han
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Name Organization Position Ro Tu Ch
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Table IV-12. Some of the Most Impor
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Jong Yun-hyong Flood Damage Reconst
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ombardment and military occupation
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APPENDIX A FREE MARKET IN RAJIN (16
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APPENDIX C COMPUTER LAB AT THE PEOP
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CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........
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interesting developments include a
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The most reliable method of topplin
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The Kims rule with a heavy dose of
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speak of divisions instead of group
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Seoul newspaper goes on to describe
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security agents are peppered among
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more susceptible because they are m
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About 40 percent of the heroin, met
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Like the illicit diplomats, Bureau
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a province of North Korea. “Think
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Other specific sources of informati
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At a time when South Korea is repor
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described by Kongdan Oh. Allied dip
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VI. CONCLUSIONS KONGDAN (KATY) OH H
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Depending upon how the elite are de
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Mansourov refers to the existence o
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Gause, Kim Jong-il, through his per
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E. INSIGHTS FOR U.S. POLICY MAKERS
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APPENDIX A TERMS OF REFERENCE
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APPENDIX B BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES
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Ambassador David J. Smith is Chief
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The author made a trip to Tokyo, Be
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esolution to the North Korean nucle
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and behaviors. A case in point is t
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