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PROSPECTS FOR REPUBLIC OF KOREA TO BECOME A NUCLEAR STATE

PII
S0321-50750000617-4-1
DOI
10.31857/S50000617-4-1
Publication type
Article
Status
Published
Authors
Volume/ Edition
Volume / Issue 5
Pages
60-62
Abstract
The article contains analysis of possible transformations of South Korean-US alliance in the context of the growing nuclear threat from North Korea. Particular attention is paid to the possibility of developing its own nuclear weapons by the Republic of Korea. Diverse points of view of Western experts on the «nuclear future» of Seoul are given. Historical aspects of cooperation between the U.S. and South Korea in missile and nuclear spheres, as well as «nuclear dossier» of Seoul are reviewed. The main theses of the Republic of Korea nuclear status acquisition supporters and possible negative effects of launching a nuclear weapons program are analyzed.
Keywords
«nuclear domino», guarantees of extended deterrence, nuclear sovereignty
Date of publication
01.05.2014
Number of purchasers
1
Views
1282

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