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1	North Korea, representation and armament: an investigation into the politics of missile defense Chlumecky, Nicholas 30 April 2018 (has links) This thesis examines how corporations use North Korea’s media portrayal to profit. By gaining government contracts to develop weapons and missile defense systems, companies such as Lockheed Martin make billions of dollars. The thesis will examine how this is accomplished in three stages: first, by examining how soft power is generated and used to build a consensus. Then, government usage of soft power to rationalize North Korea as a threat is discussed. Finally, how corporations profit from government-authorized weapons programs will be detailed. The thesis will incorporate theory based off of the ideas of Joseph Nye, as well as geopolitical concepts promulgated by Michael Hardt. / Graduate missile defense THAAD North Korea GMD Aegis Aegis BMD Joseph Nye Michael Hardt Antonio Negri Boeing Lockheed Martin Raytheon Empire human rights United Nations UN