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The purpose of this research is to examine the possible scenarios of the demise of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). How will it most likely come about, its consequences to the region and its impact to U.S. military involvement in another Korean peninsula conflict. I will focus on Korean history, current geopolitical situation with the DPRK and its neighbors, and three potential socioeconomic outcomes from worst case/best hope/probable outcome of the collapse of the Kim Jong Il regime. This research is important to future planners of the 21st century U.S. military as it fights the global war on terror because it provides forewarning of potentially overextending U.S. forces in too many areas to effectively deal with a potential massive conventional war. Exploring these possible outcomes provides a valuable planning tool to prepare for the worst-case scenario. I anticipate this research will contribute to a greater understanding of the costs involved to fight a protracted conventional war, possibly to include the use of WMD where victory will more than likely come at a higher price than that of Iraq. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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