This, research would investigate the arms race on Korean Peninsula and, its drawback on regional and International security concerns. United States is key stockholder in the region as a net security provider to many of South East-North Asian countries after World War –II. The weapons contest on the Korean Peninsula is profoundly testing the United States interests in the region. Secondly, the dictatorial system of North Korea is straightforwardly testing the US by starting enemy of mainland ballistic missile program. As per President Kim, North Korea's atomic and ballistic projects are intended to build up "harmony" with U.S. powers.

1. ARM RACE IN KOREAN
PENINSULA CHALLENGES TO
US SECURITY CONCERNS
Prepared by: Dostan Baigal
Department of Peace and Conflict Studies
National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad.

2. ABSTRACT
This, research would investigate the arms race on Korean
Peninsula and, its drawback on regional and International
security concerns. United States is key stockholder in the region
as a net security provider to many of South East-North Asian
countries after World War –II. The weapons contest on the
Korean Peninsula is profoundly testing the United States
interests in the region. Secondly, the dictatorial system of North
Korea is straightforwardly testing the US by starting enemy of
mainland ballistic missile program. As per President Kim,
North Korea's atomic and ballistic projects are intended to build
up "harmony" with U.S. powers.

3. The energetic increment in number and extent of missiles
and atomic tests in 2016 and 2017 is reliable with this
objective. Kim may likewise be enjoying all the more brave
inspections, such as exploiting North Korea's atomic and
ballistic projects to militarily seek after unification with the
South Korea. A nuclear equipped North Korea is a threat to
the slight key amicability on the Korean Peninsula and to all
comprehensive security free as a bird.

4. INTRODUCTION
The arm race on Korean peninsula has been a genuine worry for
the universal peace and security. This arm race isn't representing
a genuine danger just to this specific region yet additionally to
international system due to the belief system of North Korea.
The two areas in the Korean peninsula are North Korea and
South Korea and arm race between them. So as to comprehend
the explanation of arm race in the Korean landmass with unique
reference to the contextual analysis of North Korea, it is a lot of
essential to comprehend that why North Korea is expanding its
traditional and non-traditional weapons.

5. CONTINUE…
The principal primary explanation of the North Korea to
engage in arm race was the security reason since North
Korea consider US and South Korea as her foe this is on the
grounds that the North Korea is a strict socialist state and it
has detached itself from the remainder of the world and this
thing was the expansion of the arrangement of the Kim II
Sung belief system of "Juche". The descendent of Kim II
sung likewise received an increasingly inflexible
arrangement and called the military first and this imply they
have official reported that they are going to expand their
safety efforts more.

6. STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
The historical roots of arms race on Korean Peninsula is the
division of Korea into two separate parts after World War II,
the North part of Korea struggle for reunification is the corner
stone of arm race on the peninsula. However the presence of
United States in South Korea may create more opportunities
for North Korea in the development of strategic weapons.
United States as a net security granter face direct security
challenges from this arm race.

7. SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY
The significance of this study is to investigate and explore the
key security challenges to dominant powers, especially to US
security concern because, US is directly involved as a net
security provider to many countries in the region especially to
South Korea and Japan after World War II. This key aspect
may become the reason of arms race on Korean Peninsula and.
Secondly, the non-stop investment on strategic weapons by
North Korea is challenging the regional security as well as
International security.

8. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
 To, explore the grass roots of arms race in Korean
Peninsula and its consequences.
 To, explore the reason of North Korea`s heavy
investment on nuclear weapons.
 To, explore the key security concerns of US in Korean
Peninsula.

9. RESEARCH QUESTIONS
 How arms race on Korean Peninsula challenge to
regional and international security?
 How arms race on Korean Peninsula affects the
security concerns of US in the region?
 Why arms race on Korean peninsula become the
center point of concern to US security?
 What are the key challenges to North Korean security?

10. HYPOTHESIS
“North Korea`s non-stop heavy investments on strategic
weapons may become primary threat to United States security
interests regionally as well as globally”

11. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK.
Theory of realism has been used in this research to analyze the
arms race in Korean Peninsula and challenges to US security
concerns in the region. Realism is a theory that has dominated
the international politics for decades. It is an approach to the
study of international politics which puts power central to the
study of interactions between states. For realists states are the
principal actors as compared to international organizations and
institutions. Realists focus on power politics, security, national
interests, aggression, conflict and war. There are different
trends in realism. My answer is a mix of all of them.

12. RESEARCH GAP
All the available data which I have used as a references of this
study specifically stress on the security challenges of North
Korea's and the arm race on the peninsula. There is least data
and research available on the arm race on Korean peninsula and
challenges to US security concerns. This is the primary gap of
the study.

13. METHODOLOGY
The methodology used in this research is qualitative in nature.
The sources of the collected date is books, journals and
available online internet sources .

14. CONCLUSION
 The arm race on Korean peninsula has been a genuine worry
for the universal peace and security.
 This arm race isn't representing a genuine danger just to this
specific region yet additionally to international system due to
the belief system of North Korea.
 The two areas in the Korean peninsula are North Korea and
South Korea and arm race between them. So as to
comprehend the explanation of arm race in the Korean
landmass with unique reference to the contextual analysis of
North Korea, it is a lot of essential to comprehend that why
North Korea is expanding its traditional and non-traditional
weapons.

15.  The key security issue between the USA and North Korea stays
unsolved. While North Korea accepts that lone atomic
opposition can ensure its own security, the USA isn't set up to
acknowledge a North Korean atomic danger to its territory.
 The second explanation that North Korea was associated with
arm race and increase Conventional and nonconventional
weapons due to US was supporting the South Korea, its
fundamental adversary and further the belief system of
socialism is additionally insistently controlled by US, which
further expanded the pressure and in this way, it further
advanced toward arms collecting and creation..

16.  The weapons contest in the Korean landmass has made
security dilemma in the locale as well as for the remainder of
the world on the grounds that the North Korea is the main
nation after China which has carefully stick to the socialist
philosophy, while it is a danger or challenge for the just and
industrialist world in light of the fact that both are inverse
philosophies and their idea and framework are completely
changed
 The difficulties the United States faces in managing North
Korea are numerous and complex and it shows up impossible
that any advancement is inescapable.

17. RECOMMENDATIONS
To minimize the risks of a regional conflict, strategic
miscalculation, or North Korean adventurism, the United States
and its allies should pursue the following recommendations:
1. Stay away from a preventive military strike.
2. Seek after a multipronged strategy reaction. Control and
emergency the board, not war, are the least awful approaches to
deal with North Korea, and both warrant coordination among
the territorial forces.
3. Solid protection and discouragement resources are basic to
convince the North that its adversaries have the ability to limit
the harm of a mounted guns or rocket assault and react to it
adequately.

18. CONTINUE….
 The United States, Japan, and South Korea should work to
improve their guard and discouragement resources while
putting forth an attempt to facilitate with Russia and China,
both reciprocally and in the United Nations, on authorizations
and discretion.

19. THANK YOU…..