Research Report
The Characteristics and Evaluation of the North Korea`s Plan to Simultaneously Build-up its Economy and Nuclear Capabilities
2013.12.17
Category - Issue Brief
In the Plenary Meeting of Central Committee on 31 March, North Korea presented the Plan to simultaneously build-up its economy and nuclear capabilities. Then in the 7th Supreme People’s Assembly on 1 April, it had legalized the Plan. The present report examines the characteristics of previous plans of North Korea on economic development, the characteristics and evaluation of its plan to build-up the economy and nuclear capabilities under Kim Jong-un’s regime, and its future prospects.