Analysis: Amid fallout over the U.S. spying scandal, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives in Washington and will discuss a diverse agenda with President Biden.
, a majority of South Koreans now believe it may be in their country’s interest to develop its own nuclear arsenal to deepen its ability to deter North Korea, which has stepped up its missile tests and saber-rattling.
“On economic issues, Biden needs to reassure the South Koreans that his policies are also in their interests,” said Kim Hyun-wook, director general of the Korea National Diplomatic Academy,. “On security, he needs to demonstrate a strong commitment to South Korea’s defense against the North, including if necessary through nuclear retaliation.”
In a briefing this week with reporters, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said that Yoon’s trip may conclude with a joint statement that “will send a very clear and demonstrable signal of the United States’ credibility when it comes to its extended deterrence commitments” to South Korea.For its part, the Biden administration wants to secure further support for its efforts in Ukraine.
These center on an urgent need to rush ammunition, in particular, artillery shells, to the front lines. South Korea has condemned the Russian invasions and placed sanctions on Moscow, but arms transfers to Kyiv may prove a step too far for a country that still has to calibrate its relations with Moscow and Beijing.
The Biden administration also hopes to see South Korea step up as a close ally in the tense and evolving geopolitical chess match with China. To that end, it has welcomed Yoon’s efforts to ease bilateral relations with Japan, which has been locked for decades in political disagreements with South Korea stemming from the grim legacy of its colonial occupation of the peninsula almost a century ago.
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