Influential South Korean Politician Wants To Deploy US Nukes

Amid Crisis, Influential South Korean Politician Wants To Deploy US Nukes -- Christian Science Monitor

A member of the South Korean National Assembly called for US tactical nuclear weapons on the peninsula. He also suggested that Seoul consider developing its own deterrent.

Calling international efforts to stop North Korea from building atomic weapons a “miserable failure,” a prominent South Korean lawmaker today called for the deployment of tactical US nuclear weapons in the South and suggested that his country think about developing their own nuclear deterrent.

The call by M.J. Chung, a seven-term member of the Korean National Assembly and former presidential candidate, comes amid the biggest spike of tensions on the Korean peninsula in recent years. Among other threats, the new young leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-un, has threated to target Guam and Hawaii, and turn Seoul, South Korea’s capital, into a “sea of fire."

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My Comment: Many South Koreans do not feel reassured by U.S. assurances that South Korea will be protected by America's nuclear umbrella. For the moment this is a minority position in South Korea .... but when it comes to the two Koreas .... if there is one thing that I have learned over the years it is that things can change very quickly.