Pyo-Kyu  Lee, 
    Deterrence Theories and Their Applications to the ROK,
    Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences,
    Volume 13,Issue 19,
    2018,
    Pages 7948-7958,
    ISSN 1816-949x,
    jeasci.2018.7948.7958,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2018.7948.7958)
    Abstract: The goals of this research are to appraise the ROK's conventional deterrence posture and to find a
few prerequisites in enhancing its effect. For this, I test the ROK's deterrence posture employing six
independent variables. According to research results, the conflicts between the two Koreas were international
conflicts rather than a kind of civil war, so, they were not usually solved by the individual nations themselves.
This situation shows the complexity of any conflict between the two Koreas that originates in its geostrategic
location surrounded by the four great powers. This unfavorable situation positively coincides with deterrence
theory as in a state of mutual deterrence. Under this security environment, the DPRK consistently commits small
scale conventional provocations. In deterring these kinds of provocations, the prerequisites for the success
of the ROK's conventional deterrence are to establish the mind-set of its population, to create a new
counter-provocation phase for middle intensity conflicts and to revise a practical Armistice Rules of
Engagement.
    Keywords: Deterrence theory;security environment of the Korean Peninsula;operational control authority;ROK's counter-strategy;ROK's rules of engagement;DPRK's conventional provocations