Songun

The Sŏn'gun Policy (SON = first; gun = military; " military first " ) in addition to the Juche idea Guideline of the policy of North Korea since a constitutional amendment in 2009. It does, the defense preparedness in the face of a supposed military threat to the state by the " imperialist powers " U.S. and Japan as well as by their " puppet " South Korea the highest priority. In 2011, according to official North Korean data 15.8% of the state budget for military purposes were used. The Korean People's Army and their concerns have absolute priority.

Primary literature (North Korea)

  • Kim Chol U, Songun politics of Kim Jong Il. Foreign Languages ​​Publishing House, Pyongyang, 2002 ( German language edition: Kim Chol U, Kim Jong Il's policy of favoring the military, publisher of foreign-language literature, Pyongyang, 2002)
  • Songun, Banner of Victory, Korea Pictorial, Pyongyang, 2003

Secondary literature

  • Ilpyong J. Kim, Kim Jong Il 's Military -First Politics. ( in: Young Whan Khil and Hong Nack Kim, editors, North Korea The Politics of Regime Survival ISBN 0-7656-1638-6. . )
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