15-10-2022, 07:12 AM
"If we look into the situation from North Korea's shoes, South Korea's new Yoon government abruptly started to mention extended deterrence," Hong said. "Then, it brought a U.S. aircraft carrier for naval drills, so the North also started to react. And now, South Korea is talking about deploying U.S. nuclear weapons or developing its own warheads."
"I'm not trying to justify the North's military actions, but it is questionable whether the current spiral of provocation-punishment is helpful in controlling the situation of the Korean Peninsula. … The North has become confident about its weapon system. Unlike in the past, there will not be a breather if the two sides keep raising tensions," he said.
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"I'm not trying to justify the North's military actions, but it is questionable whether the current spiral of provocation-punishment is helpful in controlling the situation of the Korean Peninsula. … The North has become confident about its weapon system. Unlike in the past, there will not be a breather if the two sides keep raising tensions," he said.
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/...37918.html