National Security Policy

The United States has several desired policy goals for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). In support of the National Security Strategy objectives of "defending the homeland, remaining the preeminent military power in the world, ensuring the balances of power remain in our favor, and advancing international order that is conducive to our security and prosperity" , the first and ultimate strategic policy goal is the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. The results from this policy goal would also lead to the dismantling of its current nuclear and ballistic missile programs. The second policy goal is to prevent the DPRK regime from continuing its current proliferation programs to malign actors. The final policy goal is to shut

The U.S. sanctions and enforcement acts currently being imposed are difficult to enforce in order to effectively deter other countries from selling materials or exchanging data, particularly with countries like Iran and Syria.

I also do not believe that it's a realistic or practical expectation to prevent the DPRK regime's from engaging in illicit sales, smuggling, and trade activities across the globe using the current policy measures. The current policy measure of continued imposed sanctions and maritime interdiction programs have proven to have little effect without increased support from the international community.

It is essential to have the international community's agreeance and support from the P5+1, South Korea, and Japan. The DPRK regime has invested the majority its GDP into their nuclear and ballistic programs and now the North Korean people have come to expect to have nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities for their security. So, in order to achieve this policy goal while also ensuring the DPRK regime's goals are being meet, I also recommend that in addition to the expansion of diplomatic and economic sanctions, to open multilateral negotiations for a freeze of North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missiles programs. A proposed freeze could possibly prevent the DPRK regime from further nuclear technological advances and also potentially limiting the incentive to sell its nuclear stockpiles to rogue actors. In order for the expansion of diplomatic and economic sanctions to be a realistic option and a successful course of action, the international community within the region will need to fully support