2004 North Korea and Kim Jong-il: DPRK Military, Nuclear and Missile Programs, with Material from the DOD, Military, Congress, White House, CIA ... and U.S. Policy on North Korea (CD-ROM)

This electronic book on CD-ROM provides comprehensive federal government and military information on North Korea (known as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, DPRK) and the current regime of Kim Jong-il, including the threat posed by its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs. It provides an unparalleled collection of official federal documents and publications on all aspects of North Korea.

A highlight of this collection is the very impressive military document, "NORTH KOREA COUNTRY HANDBOOK" produced by the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity. This handbook provides essential information on North Korea and is intended to provide U.S. military personnel with a base of information for conducting effective operations on the Korean Peninsula. It provides an up-to-date overview of the DPRK by the DOD, with information on politics, economy, transportation, geography, climate, weather, military forces, army, navy, air force, special operations forces, doctrine, plus an "illustrated recognition guide" to military hardware, with black and white line drawings or photographs and a brief description of each entry. Contents include: Armored Vehicles * Tanks * Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) * Antitank Guns * Missiles * Artillery * Rocket Launchers * Pistols * Cannon * Grenades * Helicopters * Airplanes * Radar * Ships * Mines. This document is worth the price of the disc by itself!

There is extensive material from the State Department, Department of Defense, many branches of the military, the White House, Congress (House and Senate) and Congressional testimony, and the Energy Department. Relevant portions of the 2002 CIA World Factbook and the Library of Congress Country Studies series provide informative background information.

In all, this CD-ROM has over 91,000 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software - allowing direct viewing on Windows and Apple Macintosh systems. Reader software is included on the CD. There is no other reference that is as fast, convenient, comprehensive, and portable.

Our CD-ROMs are privately-compiled collections of official public domain U.S. government files and documents - they are not produced by the federal government. They are designed to provide a convenient user-friendly reference work, utilizing the benefits of the Acrobat format to uniformly present thousands of pages that can be rapidly reviewed or printed without untold hours of tedious searching and downloading. Vast archives of important public domain government information that might otherwise remain inaccessible are available for instant review no matter where you are. This book-on-a-disc makes a great reference work and educational tool.