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Ⅰ. KINU Unification Survey
1. Research Objectives 6
2. Cohort Analysis 6
3. Overview of the Survey 7
4. Summary of Findings 7

Ⅱ. Peaceful Coexistence on the Korean Peninsula and Perceptions of Unification
1. Necessity of Unification 14
2. Preference for Peaceful Coexistence 18
3. Comparing Unification and Peaceful Coexistence 22
4. Grounds for Unification 24
5. Forms of Unification 26

Ⅲ. Perceptions of North Korea
1. Interest in North Korea 30
2. Images of North Korea 31
3. Perception of North Korea as “a State” 33
4. Assessment of the North Korean Nuclear Threat 34
5. Likelihood of Nuclear War within Ten Years 36
6. Preference for Independent Nuclear Armament 37
7. Preference for the Redeployment of U.S. Nuclear Weapons to South Korea 38
8. Resumption of the U.S.–North Korea Summit 39

Ⅳ. Perceptions of ROK-U.S. Relations
1. ROK-U.S. Relations 42
2. The ROK-U.S. Alliance and U.S. Forces Korea 45
3. Public Opinion on a Possible ROK Deployment to the Strait of Hormuz 50

Ⅴ. Perceptions of Neighboring Countries and International Relations
1. Preferences toward Neighboring Countries 54
2. Outlook on Relations with Neighboring Countries 56
3. Leadership Role in the International Community: The United States versus China 59
4. Attitudes toward South Korean Possession of Nuclear Weapons 63
5. South Korean Nuclear Weapons Development and the ROK-U.S. Alliance 67
6. Attitudes toward Nuclear-Powered Submarines 71