SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Five years after North Korea declared the completion of its nuclear force, the Kim Jong-un regime boasts an exalted military status, with advanced short- and long-range missiles, diversified launchers and a push for “tactical” battlefield nuclear arms. The secretive North’s nuclear and missile programs have apparently made significant progress, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The office of President Yoon Suk-yeol is pondering deeply how to cope with intensifying nuclear threats from North Korea amid growing calls that it is time to reintroduce U.S. tactical nuclear weapons to the country or acquire its own nuclear arsenal. Calls for countering nuclear threats with nuclear weapons [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Nearly 60 percent of South Koreans support the country’s development of its own nuclear weapons, a poll showed Friday, amid the rising calls among hawkish lawmakers for Seoul to consider the aggressive option to curb Pyongyang’s provocations. According to the data compiled by pollster Gallup Korea, 58 percent of [...]