A brightly glowing future? Iran, Saudi Arabia, S. Korea seen obtaining nukes inside of decade
Visitors look at a model of a Soviet AN-602 thermonuclear aerial bomb, the most powerful nuclear weapon ever created and tested, at the All-Russia Exhibition Centre (VDNH) in Moscow on November 4, 2023. — AFP pic
Thursday, 13 Feb 2025 1:44 PM MYT
WASHINGTON, Feb 12 — Over 40 per cent of global strategists and foresight practitioners believe South Korea will possess nuclear weapons within the next 10 years, according to a survey by the Atlantic Council.
In a Yonhap news report, the Global Foresight 2025 Survey found that South Korea ranked third among countries expected to develop nuclear arms, following Iran (72.8per cent) and Saudi Arabia (41.6per cent).
On the likelihood of deployment, 24.2 per cent of respondents also predicted that North Korea would use a nuclear weapon within the next decade, while 51.6 per cent said nuclear weapons would not be used.
The survey also revealed a pessimistic global outlook, with 62.2 per cent of respondents believing the world will be worse off by 2035, while only 37.8 per cent expect improvements.
Despite rising geopolitical tensions, 59.5 per cent of those surveyed do not anticipate a world war involving great powers in the next decade.
Conducted between November 15 and December 2, 2024, the survey included responses from over 350 experts across 60 countries from diverse sectors, including government, academia, and private institutions.
With Donald Fuck swinging a sledgehammer to all of America's alliance links, and lovey dovey with dictators, South Korea will probably conclude it has no choice but to build it's own nukes.
ReplyDeleteAnd it sure has the financial and technological wherewithal to build nukes.
The home of Samsung and Hyundai could certainly put its brainpower and industrial power to nukes if the nation made the decision to do so.