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South Korea has announced the concept of creating its own nuclear weapons Fox News

The statement was made at a scientific conference held on Thursday, March 23 in Seoul, where an expert gave a presentation on “North Korea’s Nuclear Threat to the South and South Korea’s Choice.”

Chung Song Zhang noted that the threat of nuclear missiles from the DPRK continues to grow, and Pyongyang does not hide the fact that nuclear weapons can be used against South Korea, and not just to deter the United States, as the Nord had previously affirmed this. At the same time, the expert noted that all the proposed options for “joint nuclear deterrence with the United States”, including the possible deployment of American nuclear weapons on the territory of the Korean peninsula, the concept of “Sharing” nuclear weapons following the example of a number of NATO countries, and others, does not provide a full guarantee of security for South Korea. . “If the DPRK uses nuclear weapons to attack South Korea, will the US president use his nuclear weapons against the North, thereby endangering Washington or New York with a North Korean strike? There are strong doubts that the American leader will agree to this”. option,” Chung Song Zhang said, questioning US nuclear safeguards in the face of the threat from the DPRK.

In this respect, the only guarantor of the South’s security, according to Chong, are its own nuclear weapons. At the same time, he presented his draft concept of abandoning the nuclear status of the South to contain the North, under which Pyongyang’s upcoming nuclear tests should become the main turning point. According to the concept, Seoul should publicly warn Pyongyang about its plans to create nuclear weapons in case of nuclear tests by the DPRK, and if the DPRK does not respond and move on to the next tests, then South Korea should withdraw from the Non-nuclear -Proliferation Treaty and initiate a program for its creation.

The expert said he was confident that all possible restrictions and pressures that South Korea would face in this case could be passed by Seoul with minimal losses, and that the United States would eventually accept the nuclear status of the country. ‘ally.

“We will also be able to become a full player in the negotiations on reducing nuclear weapons with the DPRK, because we will be on the same level as Pyongyang, in the status of nuclear powers … In addition, our nuclear weapons will become a means further deterrence for northerners, which, in turn, will serve to stabilize the situation in the region and serve the interests of China and the United States,” he said, expressing confidence that Seoul would eventually be able to convince the United States and the Celestial Empire of the desirability of South Korea having nuclear weapons.
In response to Rossiyskaya Gazeta’s questions about the technical aspects of the potential nuclear program of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the expert expressed confidence that South Korea, given its industrial and technical potential, will be able to create its own nuclear weapons within a year. and a half to two years. “As far as I know, it is possible to create nuclear weapons without carrying out real tests, and if they are still needed, then you can follow Israel’s experience,” he replied to Rossiyskaya Gazeta. , which means that in 1979 in the separate states part of the South There was a nuclear explosion in the Atlantic. Experts believe it was Israeli nuclear weapons testing, although he has not officially acknowledged this.

Chung Song Zhang also said that his own nuclear weapons would reduce the cost of the South and defense. “Modern conventional weapons are extremely expensive. Taken together, nuclear weapons are cheaper and more effective in terms of deterrence than having large arsenals of modern combat aircraft, artillery, high-precision weapons and other things. Basically, it’s an opportunity to get more effect for less money,” he said. According to Chong, it is enough for South Korea to reach the current level of the DPRK in terms of the number of nuclear warheads, after which it is already possible to offer negotiations in Pyongyang on the reduction of nuclear weapons. “It is believed that the DPRK has about 80-90 nuclear warheads. I think that will be enough for us as well. After that, it will be possible to start negotiations on reducing nuclear weapons with Pyongyang, say, to 50 warheads and beyond. This will already be a big step towards strengthening security in the region,” he said in an interview with a Rossiyskaya Gazeta correspondent.

The idea of ​​creating nuclear weapons by South Korea was also supported by the representative of the conference organizers – director of the Institute for Unification and Security Strategy of Korea Kang Woo-cheol. Kang pointed out that the vast majority of Koreans also support this initiative. “According to a recent poll, 76.6% of our citizens favor the development of their own nuclear weapons… We no longer need to simply choose between the United States and China, but to offer ourselves a new vision and to be ready for an independent role in the current dynamic situation in world politics,” he said.

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