Conservative lawmakers gathered at a conference earlier this year and discussed the prospect of South Korea’s nuclear development. Support for nuclear armament in South Korea won’t go away, especially as the nuclear arsenals of Russia, China and North Korea raise concerns about South Korea’s ability to defend itself, said Shin Yul, a professor of political science at South Korea’s Myongji University. South Korea has the technologySeoul has roughly 10 million people, representing about one-fifth of South Korea’s total population. “If the U.S. stationed nuclear weapons here, we wouldn’t have to talk about developing our own nuclear weapons," he said. “South Korea has the technology to develop nuclear weapons, but nuclear armament will lead to severe economic sanctions and raises the risk of nuclear war," Kang said.

Source: Wall Street Journal September 16, 2023 16:51 UTC