Last month, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) published a report that, among other things, tells us what North Koreans think about their nuclear weapons program. The report is based on a survey conducted inside the DPRK, with fifty regular people asked their opinions on the country’s nuke development.
Their responses, the report says, were overwhelmingly critical of the government: 43 out of 50 expressed “highly negative” views on the North Korean nuclear weapons program, and 70% said that they do not see nuclear weapons as a source of national pride. One of the respondents is even quoted as saying that “nuclear weapons are the devil’s weapons and will lead to our extinction."
Last month, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) published a report that, among other things, tells us what North Koreans think about their nuclear weapons program. The report is based on a survey conducted inside the DPRK, with fifty regular people asked their opinions on the country’s nuke development.
Their responses, the report says, were overwhelmingly critical of the government: 43 out of 50 expressed “highly negative” views on the North Korean nuclear weapons program, and 70% said that they do not see nuclear weapons as a source of national pride. One of the respondents is even quoted as saying that “nuclear weapons are the devil’s weapons and will lead to our extinction."
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