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Alternative Futures: ROK Nuclear Weapons and the U.S.-ROK Alliance
Caroline Milne
February 28, 2023
A decision by South Korea to acquire its own nulcear weapons would be a shock to the U.S.-Korea alliance. How would it respond?
Global Reverberations of a Nuclear South Korea
Heather Williams
February 27, 2023
If South Korea decides to pursue a nuclear option, the implications would reverberate throughout the global nuclear order, including the NPT.
Detente or Degradation: Would ROK Nuclear Weapons Hinder or Facilitate Inter-Korean relations?
Bo Ram Kwon
February 24, 2023
Acquiring latent nuclear capabilities or developing indigenous nuclear weapons entails higher costs than benefits for inter-Korean relations.
A Nuke for a Nuke? Public Debate and Political Party Views on Nuclear Acquisition in South Korea
Erik Mobrand
February 22, 2023
No major political party takes a firm stance, but whether South Korea should develop its own nuclear weapon is increasingly discussed.
Beyond U.S. Credibility Concerns: Factors Driving the Nuclear Weapons Debate in South Korea
Jennifer Ahn
February 17, 2023
This piece is one of 12 contributions to KEI’s special project on South Korea’s nuclear armament debate that will run on The Peninsula blog over the next month. The project’s…
Longitudinal Attitudes in South Korea on Nuclear Proliferation
Karl Friedhoff
February 16, 2023
This piece is one of 12 contributions to KEI's special project on South Korea’s nuclear armament debate that will run on The Peninsula blog over the next month. The project’s…
An Insider’s View on South Korea’s Nuclear Armament Debate
Kyung-joo Jeon
February 9, 2023
Under direct threats of what North Korea itself calls “‘overwhelming nuclear force,” South Korea is debating its own nuclear armament.
The Indo-Pacific Strategies Jigsaw Puzzle
Mark Tokola
February 7, 2023
If you fit the pieces of Indo-Pacific strategies together, the picture that emerges looks something like a democratic Pacific Charter.
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