Criminal Sovereignty: Understanding North Korea's Illicit International Activities

Authors

Paul Rexton Kan Dr., USAWC
Bruce E. Bechtol Dr.
Robert M. Collins Mr.

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Description

This monograph examines Office Number 39’s origins, organizational structure, and activities in order to develop a more calibrated strategy and policy to meet the North Korean challenge. This monograph focuses on Office Number 39's key illicit activities— to include manufacture and distribution of illegal drugs, the counterfeiting of U.S. currency, and the manufacture and distribution of counterfeit cigarettes. Finally, as Kim Jong-Il grows frailer, assessing how his successor may continue or alter Office Number 39’s activities is also examined.

ISBN

2060

Publication Date

3-1-2010

Keywords

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Recommended Citation

Paul Rexton Kan Dr., Bruce E. Bechtol Dr., and Robert M. Collins Mr., Criminal Sovereignty: Understanding North Korea's Illicit International Activities ( US Army War College Press, 2010),
https://press.armywarcollege.edu/monographs/349