Session: Plenary Session 4
Date/Time: Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Moderator:
Ahn Ho-Young, Kyungnam University

Speakers:
Ahn Byung-suk, Pyeongtaek University
Bruce Bennett, RAND Corporation
John Everard, Former UK Ambassador to the DPRK
Sydney Seiler, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Shin Beomchul, Sejong Institute
Yabunaka Mitoji, Osaka University
Zhu Feng, Nanjing University

Panel Description:

Korea has been transformed after 80 years, but North Korea’s nuclear shadow stands in the way of reaching these new horizons. North Korea’s nuclear arsenal, along with its advancing delivery systems, are growing rapidly. North Korea is using these capabilities as a coercive tool. Despite efforts to strengthen the ROK-U.S. extended deterrence, debates over the redeployment of U.S. tactical nuclear weapons and South Korea’s indigenous nuclear armament have intensified. What strategies can effectively deter further escalation and ensure stability on the Korean Peninsula amid North Korea’s growing nuclear threat?