Stay updated with breaking news from Gary Samore. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Discussions about South Korea developing its own nuclear capabilities may be warranted amid increasing nuclear threats from North Korea but the country is not at a point where it should actually consider such an option, a former U.S. National Security Council (NSC) official said Thursday.
Iran’s nuclear program was a major topic in President Joe Biden’s July 13-16, 2022 trip to the Middle East.
Despite North Korea's intensifying nuclear and missile threats, South Korea is unlikely to take steps for the installment of additional U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) batteries in its territory unless North Korea conducts another nuclear weapons test, experts said Wednesday. Their assessment comes after China's President Xi Jinping showed little interest in resolving security issues regarding North Korea during Monday's summit with U.S. President Joe Biden in Bali.
The LEP and B61 are important for maintaining a science and technology base that allows the U.S. to keep its weapons safe, secure, and reliable.
Ironies abound in the current United States policy toward North Korea. Someone awakening from a long slumber could be forgiven for concluding that a naively liberal president George W Bush had been replaced by neo-conservative Barack Obama.