Robert Jervis's article The Impact of the Korean War on the Cold War states that the Korean War resolved the inconsistency that characterized US foreign policy and defense efforts between 1946 and 1950. This established important new political lines. Furthermore, if the Korean War had not occurred, no other events could have occurred. Furthermore, the author analyzes these theories to outline the Cold War and its deeply rooted factors that contribute to a bipolar American economic system (563-564). Jervis analyzes US policy during the Cold War which included conflict with the USSR, the perception of a threat of war, high defense budgets, large armies in Europe, the perception of the Sino-Soviet bloc, the perception that limited wars that could pose a danger and anti-communist commitments globally (564). According to Jervis, elements associated with the Cold War were high defense budgets, a militarized NATO, the perception of a Sino-Soviet bloc, and the perception that the world was interconnected and Communist victories would threaten American interests (584). Bruce Cummings' article titled Japan and the Asian Periphery states that the development of the Cold War involves the reconstruction and integration of Japan into the orbit of the American left and rapid economic growth in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore (216). The author studies these developments through a historical and geographical context. The author claims that East Asia is the center of global economic dynamism (216). Cummings also states that the concept of the product cycle helps historians understand change and mobility between nations (218). Cummings concludes that a hegemonic system is essential for the functioning of this regional economy... halfway through the paper... therefore, he believes that syngman Rhee and Kim II Sung used the circumstances of the war to strengthen their power (6) . CHEN, Gardner and Weathersby believe that the conflicts that existed among the Koreans before the defeat of Japan were influenced by the decisions of the great powers (5). Weatherby and CHEN demonstrate the limits of Kim's influences with his patron (6). In Weatherby's article, The Soviet Role in the Korean War, he discusses Stalin's decision regarding the invasion of South Korea. The key to this decision was whether it would prompt the Americans to intervene in the war (68). CHEN's article, In the Name of Revolution, discusses Beijing's decision to intervene, resulting in a response to the threat to China's security interests caused by the aggressive advance of US/UN forces toward the Yalu River following at the Indochon landing. (93).