Strong Korea?

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[Correspondent’s Report] China Diplomacy Ig-nores Truth

Segye Times

By Joo Choon Yeol – Beijing Corre-spondent

Joo Choon Yeol (Segye Times Bejing Correspondent)

Empty calls for both North and South to excersize restraint and engage in dia-logue.

Refused to differentiate between agres-sor and victim.

U.S. Twin Deficits Growing

U.S. Public Debt as % of GDP

Share of World GDP by Region 1969 ~ 2009

Source: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture

Growing Isolationism in U.S.

Country GDPGDP

（ % ） Military Spending

U.S.A. $14,120,000,000,000 5.20% $741,200,000,000

China $5,745,133,000,000 4.30% $98,800,000,000

Japan $5,068,996,000,000 0.94% $46,859,000,000

South Korea $832,512,000,000 2.70% $27,130,000,000

India $1,310,171,000,000 2.50% $36,600,000,000

Russia $1,231,893,000,000 3.90% $61,000,000,000

North Korea $40,000,000,000 $5,000,000,000

Israel $194,790,000,000 7.30% $14,309,000,000

GDP and Military Spending (Official Exchange Rate, 2009)

Source： GDP –World Bank, Military Spending - SIPRI

Country GDPGDP

（ % ） Military Spending

U.S.A. $14,120,000,000,000 5.20% $741,200,000,000

China $9,104,181,000,000 4.30% $380,000,000,000

Japan $4,138,481,000,000 0.9% $33,192,000,000

South Korea $1,324,360,000,000 2.70% $36,774,000,000

India $3,752,032,000,000 2.50% $92,000,000,000

Russia $2,687,298,000,000 3.90% $82,500,000,000

North Korea $40,000,000,000 25.00% $10,000,000,000

Israel $205,939,000,000 7.30% $15,103,700,000

GDP and Military Spending (Purchasing Power Parity, 2009)

Source： GDP – World Bank, Military Spending – GlobalSecuri-ty.org

Growth in China’s Defense Budget

Asymmetric Power Asymmetric Power – Weapons such as nuclear weapons, ballistic

missiles, chemical weapons, biological weapons, long range artillery submarines that allow surprise attacks or guerrilla attacks.

These weapons make it possible to avoid the strengths of the adver-sary and attack his weaknesses.

Military Strength of North and South Ko-rea

South Korea Weapon Type North Korea

None Nuclear 1-15 nuclear warheads

None Chemical 2,500-5,000 tons

None Biological Large amount of biological agents

Limited to 300km Ballistic Missile Rodong, Scud, Taepodong can carry nuclear, chem, bio weapons

Military Strength of North and South Korea

NK’s Asymmetric Weapons and Delivery Means

A country that is small but strongPopulation: 7.3 million (2010)GDP: $217.1 billion (2010)Defense budget: $16.2 billion1/500th the size of Arab world

Israel – A Small but strong country

“Peace can be realized when country is strong“

Easy civilian access to shooting trainingStronger than U.S. in Middle East region

Army – Can field 19 divisionsAir Force – nearly 3,000 sorties a dayAbsolutely maintainst “qualitative superiority”

At times it rebuffs U.S. pressure and goes its own way

Israel – A Small but strong country

Let’s make The Republic of Korea strong so as to bring about peace in East Asia.

Thank you very much