A South Korean soldier uses an anti-drone gun (left) during an anti-terror drill on the sidelines of the joint South Korea-US Ulchi Freedom Shield military exercises, at the Seoul Metro headquarters on August 24, 2022. Photo: AFP
Opinion
Opinion
Why South Korea should not go down the nuclear weapons route
- The South Korean president has raised the possibility of the country acquiring nuclear weapons if the security situation on the peninsula continues to deteriorate
- However, this would lose Seoul the moral high ground, leaving only military options on the table, and rapidly change the regional security dynamic
A South Korean soldier uses an anti-drone gun (left) during an anti-terror drill on the sidelines of the joint South Korea-US Ulchi Freedom Shield military exercises, at the Seoul Metro headquarters on August 24, 2022. Photo: AFP
