South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s office denied reports Seoul is exploring the possibility of relocating U. S. tactical nuclear weapons to the peninsula.<\/b>
\nSept. 12 (UPI) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s office denied reports Seoul is exploring the possibility of relocating U. S. tactical nuclear weapons to the peninsula.
The statement from Lee Sang-chul, the vice chief of the Blue House national security office, came a day after ruling party politicians in Seoul said the relocation of tactical nukes could place South Korea in greater danger.
\u00ab\u00a0The position of the Korean government on the principle of denuclearization remains unchanged, \u00a0\u00bb Lee said Tuesday. \u00ab\u00a0We reconfirm there have been no review of relocating tactical nuclear weapons.\u00a0\u00bb
Lee told reporters while debates over the redeployment of weapons in response to North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats can take place in political circles and the media, the \u00ab\u00a0government sees many problems\u00a0\u00bb arising from redeployment, News 1 reported.
Redeployment would \u00ab\u00a0not only be in violation of the fundamental principles of the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, it also has the potential to weaken or even destroy the cause of denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, \u00a0\u00bb Lee said. \u00ab\u00a0If South and North Korea take up nuclear arms it would trigger a rise in nuclear armament in Northeast Asia.\u00a0\u00bb
The South Korean official added the redeployment would have a \u00ab\u00a0negative impact\u00a0\u00bb on the Korean peninsula.
In reference to the new sanctions resolution adopted at the United Nations Security Council on Monday, Lee said the \u00ab\u00a0choice is up to North Korea\u00a0\u00bb to turn in the right direction and seek dialogue.
North Korea has condemned the sanctions as \u00ab\u00a0illegal, \u00a0\u00bb and experts say Pyongyang could retaliate with a cyberattack or another form of provocation.
All tactical nuclear weapons were removed from the country in 1991.<\/p>\n

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