Byungjin

Byungjin (Korean: 병진; MR: Pyŏngjin; lit. parallel development) is a political term in North Korea. It originally refers to Kim Il-sung's policy in the 1960s to simultaneously develop the military and the economy. Under Kim Jong-un, grandson of Kim Il-sung, it has referred to simultaneous development of nuclear weapons and the economy.^[1]

See also[]

• Economy of North Korea
• Korean People's Army
• North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
• Juche
• Songun
• Strong and Prosperous Nation

References[]

Works cited[]

• Easley, Leif-Eric (2018). "North Korean Identity as a Challenge to East Asia's Regional Order". In Sohn, Yul; Pempel, T. J. (eds.). Japan and Asia's Contested Order: The Interplay of Security, Economics, and Identity. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 109–144. ISBN 9789811302565.

Further reading[]

• Cheon Seong-Whun (23 April 2013). "The Kim Jong-un Regime's 'Byungjin'(Parallel Development) Policy of Economy and Nuclear Weapons and the 'April 1st Nuclearization Law'" (PDF). Seoul: Korea Institute for National Unification. Online Series 1 CO 13-11.
• Hayes, P.; Cavazos, R. (2016). "North Korea in 2015: 'Yes I Can!' Byungjin and Kim Jong Uns Strategic Patience". Asian Survey. 56 (1): 68–77. doi:10.1525/as.2016.56.1.68. ISSN 0004-4687.
• Lankov, Andrei (2017). "Is Byungjin Policy Failing? Kim Jong Un's Unannounced Reform and its Chances of Success". The Korean Journal of Defense Analysis. 29 (1): 125–145. ISSN 1941-4641.
• Tak Sung Han; Jeon Kyung Joo (2014). "Can North Korea Catch Two Rabbits at Once: Nuke and Economy? One Year of the Byungjin Line in North Korea and Its Future". The Korean Journal of Defense Analysis. 26 (2): 133–153. ISSN 1941-4641.
• Winstanley-Chesters, Robert (2016). "Treasured Swords: Environment under the Byungjin Line". In Cathcart, Adam; Winstanley-Chesters, Robert; Green, Christopher K. (eds.). Change and Continuity in North Korean Politics (1st ed.). London: Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315545646. ISBN 978-1-315-54564-6.

External links[]

• A Note on Byungjin by B. R. Myers

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