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Better know a non-nuke: South Korea

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Description

This is the latest episode for the South Korean case in ‘The Arms Control Primer,’ a podcast series produced by the IISS Strategy, Technology and Arms Control Programme on behalf of the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium. South Korea once hosted US nuclear weapons, explored its own nuclear option in the 1970s, and today sits at the centre of renewed debates over deterrence and proliferation. In this episode, Dr. Alexander Bollfrass, Dr. Se Young Jang and Dr. Lami Kim examine Seoul's nuclear history, why it joined the NPT, how US pressure and reassurance shaped its choices, and what North Korea's growing capabilities mean for South Korea's security today.
Period2 Apr 2026
Held atInternational Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), United Kingdom
Degree of RecognitionInternational

Keywords

  • Nuclear Weapons
  • South Korea
  • Nuclear Non-proliferation
  • Security
  • North Korea
  • USA

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