Retired USFK Commander Says South Korea Does Not Need Nuclear Weapons
The biggest concern about South Korea acquiring nuclear weapons is the arms race it could cause in the region. However, the arms race is already happening with the North Koreans showing no signs of slowing their nuclear weapons program:
A retired Army general who oversaw all U.S. troops on the Korean Peninsula said he believed nuclear weapons would not give South Korea a strategic advantage and may instead escalate tensions to “an unnecessary degree of danger.”
Vincent Brooks, the former commander of U.S. Forces Korea and United Nations Command, spoke during a virtual roundtable discussion hosted by the Korea Defense Veterans Association on Tuesday.
He described South Korea as a “mature democracy” that had “withstood great pressures and tests,” but possessing a nuclear weapon would not help it deter threats from North Korea. In light of North Korea’s ongoing nuclear program, the subject of Seoul possessing nuclear weapons has been raised by many South Korean politicians in recent years, including primary candidates in the upcoming presidential election.
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Cue Korean Man to tell us that the evil US never lets ROK have any “good” toys…that said, I think Brooks is wrong. The ROK is a mature democracy that can handle nuclear weapons.
“RETIRED USFK COMMANDER SAYS SOUTH KOREA CAN’T BE TRUSTED WITH NUCLEAR WEAPONS”
There, I fixed it for you. You know they’d give any and all info to their NORK brothers.
Tbone is almost as racist as the Democrats pushing vaccine passports.
Almost.