Will South Korea And Japan Develop Nuclear Weapons

Nuclear Neighbors for North Korea? -- New York Times

North Korea declared the 1953 Korean War armistice nullified on Monday, in the wake of growing threats from the country’s leader Kim Jong-un directed last week at South Korea and the United States and the United Nations Security Council decision to in retaliation to its third nuclear test in February.

A new sense of vulnerability is leading some South Koreans to call for the development of its own nuclear weapons program. Its neighbor Japan could easily build up a nuclear arsenal. Will North Korea’s threats and continued testing cause more proliferation in the region?

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My Comment: A collection of essays on the possibility of South Korea or Japan developing nuclear weapons. What's my take .... if it was not for the American presence, both countries would be quickly developing and producing such weapons.