Version Browser 19 Forty-Five Robert Kelly said that North Korea’s missile tests could lead South Korea to develop nuclear weapons.
The author notes that the creation of such weapons by South Korea was influenced, firstly, by the decrease in trust in the United States due to the emergence in North Korea of intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of reaching American territory, and secondly, by differences in views. security with the American side.
According to Kelly, Washington is ready to compete with the great powers and Seoul is ready to face Pyongyang and continue trade with Beijing.
According to the South Korean observer, achieving a nuclear status would be “a way to make up for differences with America”, but could result in a “cascade”, that is, the acquisition of nuclear weapons by countries opposed to the republic.
Former South Korean Unification Minister Kwon Yong-se did not rule out The emergence of nuclear weapons in the country is subject to a change in public opinion.