The first sign of a reunification between the two Koreas was when North president Kim Jong I1 played the gracious host to the South's president, Kim Dae Jung, at a historic summit between the two countries who are technically still at war. Kim Jong I1 must have made a good impression because when Kim Dae Jung returned to the South he told South Koreans that "Pyongyang is our land" and its people "are our people." ... The statement said it would have a reunion for the 1.8 million families divided by the war and that Kim Jong I1 would visit the south at the appropriate time. ...

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Conditions in North Korea economically began to decline and with the death of Kim II Sung, his son Kim Jong II took over. Two years after Kim Jong II took reign in North Korea there was a crisis once again started by North Korea; a North Korean spy submarine ran aground off of South Korea's coast. 13 South Korean soldiers were killed and 24 North Korean soldiers are killed during this time a massive man hunt ensues wasting millions of dollars. ... The Nobel Peace Prize was given to South Korean president Kim Dae-jung for his efforts to establish relations with communists North Korea. ...

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Options for the US-ROK Alliance in the Context of the North Korean Threat The cornerstone of the asymmetric US-ROK alliance is the notion that the US military protects South Korea from North Korean aggression, while South Korea provides the US with a foothold on the Asian continent. However, since...

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