The U.S. government should not deploy nuclear weapons to South Korea or “condone” Seoul acquiring nukes of its own, a leading Washington think tank advises in a new report.
Seoul has been pushing for a more involved role in U.S. nuclear deterrence strategies, and just last week, President Yoon Suk-yeol floated the idea of a South Korean nuclear weapons program if threats to national security worsen.
The U.S. government should not deploy nuclear weapons to South Korea or “condone” Seoul acquiring nukes of its own, a leading Washington think tank advises in a new report.
Seoul has been pushing for a more involved role in U.S. nuclear deterrence strategies, and just last week, President Yoon Suk-yeol floated the idea of a South Korean nuclear weapons program if threats to national security worsen.
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