The essence of national defense and security are self-defense, alliance and balance of power. Evidently double self-defense strategy is the most fundamental strategy.

The primary responsibility of national defense is to preserve the nation-state sovereignty. It implies that alliance is necessary to complement the deficiency of self-defense. A country fails to protect itself if it solely relies on alliance. However, for the last 70 years, South Korea tend to maintain ‘self-defense based on alliance’ rather than ‘alliance based on self-defense.’ Now the country must pursue the opposite way to preserve its own sovereignty. 

Chapter 1.  

Blueprint of National Defense Reform 

   Written by  Sung-Han Kim , Kyu-duk Hong ・ 15

 ○  Introduction

 ○  Progress of National Defense Reform

 ○ Challenge and Goal of National Defense Reform

 ○ Blueprint of National Defense Reform

 ○ Conclusion

Chapter 2. 

Direction of National Defense Reform in the Nuclear Threats Era 

  Written by Hwi-Rak Park ・ 63

 ○ Introduction

 ○ The North Korea’s Nuclear Threats Evaluation and Demand for National Defense

 ○ Evaluation on the Republic of Korea Armed Force’s Readiness Posture 

     against the North Korea’s Nuclear Threats

 ○ National Defense Reform to Counteract the North Korean Nuclear Issues

 ○ Conclusion

Chapter 3. 

Advancement Strategies for the Republic of Korea Armed Forces’  Defense Acquisition System 

 Written by Jong-Ha Kim ・115

○ Introduction

○ Ideal Model of the Defense Acquisition System

○ Operation Realities of Advanced Countries’ Defense Acquisition System

○ Analysis on Drawbacks of the Republic of Korea’s Defense Acquisition System’s Operation Process

○ Policies to Improve Effectiveness and Responsibility of the Defense Acquisition System

○ Conclusion

Chapter 4. 

Innovation Method for the National Defense 

Research and Development System

 Written by Ju-Ho Lee, Tae-Jung Ha ・157

○ Introduction

○ Current Issues of the National Defense Research and Development

○ Innovation and Opening-up Method for the National Defense Research and Development

○ Conclusion

Chapter 5. 

Strategic Human Resource Management to Secure Outstanding     Sergeant Major

 Written by Hyun-Joon Kim, Hyun-Hee Park, Dong-Chul Shim ・191

○ Introduction

○ Strategic Human Resource Management in the Military

○ Current Issues of Sergeant Major Personnel Management

○ Policy Proposal regarding Sergeant Major Personnel Management

○ Conclusion

Chapter 6. 

Cyber Security Policy in the Fourth Industrial Revolution 

 Written by Seong-Joo Kim ・235

○ What is the Fourth Industrial Revolution?

○ Definition of Cyber Security

○ Policy Direction of the Korean Military Cyber Security in the Fourth Industrial Revolution Era

○ Conclusion

Chapter 7. 

Unification and Inter-Korean Policies in the Era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution 

 Written  Young-Key Cho ・273

○ The Nature of Totalitarianism and North Korea’s Totalitarian Tendencies

○ Sustainability of the North Korean regime and Conditions for Democratic Transition

○ Implementation of Information Feedback System Between South and North Korea

○ Inter-Korean Policies to Implement North Korea’s Information Feedback System