US and South Korea agree key nuclear weapons deal
The declaration is an attempt to show support for Seoul and counter North Korea’s nuclear threat. …
Dr Cheong Seong-chang, a leading proponent of South Korea going nuclear, said that while the declaration had many positive aspects, it was “extremely regrettable that South Korea had openly given up its right to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty [NPT]”, adding that this had “further strengthened our nuclear shackles”.