South Korea’s Tactical Nuclear Question: Lessons from West Germany (opens in new tab)

During the Cold War, West Germany faced a dilemma that now feels increasingly familiar to South Korea. It was a frontline U.S. treaty ally, confronting a heavily armed adversary backed by nuclear power. West Germany did not possess its own nuclear weapons, and its survival was premised on whether the U.S.’s extended deterrence would continue […] The post appeared first on .