CTBT	Comprehensive-Test-Ban Treaty
CIA	Central Intelligence Agency (USA)
DPRK	Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
EC	European Community
EU	European Union
FSU	Former Soviet Union
HEU	Highly Enriched Uranium
KEDO	Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization
IAEA	International Atomic Energy Agency
ICJ	International Court of Justice
NATO	North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NNWS	Non-Nuclear Weapon State
NPR	Nuclear Posture Review (USA)
NPT	Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
NWFZs	Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones
NWS	Nuclear Weapon State
PTBT	Partial Test Ban Treaty
SDF	Self-Defense Force (Japan)
UN	United Nations
WMD	Weapons of Mass Destruction

Acknowledgement

My father has always taught me that we all live in a world of anarchy and we have to strive very hard to survive in this world. Now I feel that I do understand what he has tried to teach me from my experience in graduate program and class debates. I have tried quite hard to survive during the courses and class debates, and I am finally finishing my first poor work here.

I cannot thank too much for the supports of my family, and especially of my parents. My parents’ life-long devotion for me and for the family cannot be fully thanked for this short space of paper. I only hope that this poor work does not disappoint them as a part of my expressions appreciating their love and help.

I feel a great gratitude for the help from Ambassador Edward Perkins, who was the chair of my thesis committee, Dr. Stephen Sloan, and Dr. Paul Tharp. I also would like to thank all colleagues and instructors in the graduate program who helped me to realize the bitterness of the real world, which in turn made me a lot stronger. Finally, I would like to thank Dr. Alfred Last for his help in sharing his precious time with me in exchanging ideas and enhancing my writing skills.

I hope the time comes soon when the justice and humanity rule the world of international politics instead of the logic of power. I believe that this may relieve us from the threat of nuclear chaos in today’s anarchical world.

Suk-Ho Ahn

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