A Learning Game: North Korea’s Prolonged Development of Nuclear Weapons

Key Points

• This research aims to analyze the trajectory of North Korea's nuclear weapons development, focusing on the factors driving its strategy.
• Analyzed historical and contemporary literature on North Korea’s nuclear strategy.
• Investigated the interplay of domestic and international conditions impacting North Korea's perceptions and strategies.
• Explored how motivation and constraints shape the nuclear development process.
• Identified that North Korea's strategy is fundamentally shaped by a dynamic learning process.
• Concluded that both internal and external factors continuously influence North Korea's nuclear motivations and strategic interpretations.