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A World without Nuclear Weapons:
A South Korean View
Author: Young Ho Kim
Volume 6, Number 4 (Summer 2010), pp. 55-67.
Abstract
South Koreans hold mixed views on US President Barack Obama's vision of a nuclear-free world. On the one hand, they welcome the initiative and its potential to reducing the threat posed by North Korea's nuclear weapons program. On the other hand, there are concerns about a decreased credibility of US nuclear extended deterrence guarantees and about a possible friction with South Korea's interests in the area of civilian nuclear energy. Moreover, South Koreans remain sceptical about the chances to implement the vision.
About the Author
Young Ho Kim is Chair and Professor at the Department of International Relations in Korea National Defense University in Seoul. His areas of teaching and research interest include foreign policy and security affairs in Northeast Asia, Korea-US relations, international organizations and international environmental politics. Prof. Kim received his PhD and MA degrees in Political Science from Ohio State University. Prior to joining the KNDU, he was a Post-doctoral Researcher at the Mershon Center for Education in National Security, Columbus, Ohio, and Research Professor at the Research Institute of Unification Studies in Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea. Prof. Kim also served as a Policy Advisor to the Chief Secretary to the President for Foreign Policy and Security, Republic of Korea from May 2008 until February 2010. The views expressed here are solely author's and do not necessarily reflect the official views of South Korean Government or the university that author is working for. kimyhrok@gmail.com.
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