U.S. nukes to South Korea?

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HONOLULU — Support for the U.S.-South Korea alliance has never seemed stronger in South Korea. The two countries appear to be in lock step when it comes to dealing with the North and their two presidents seem to genuinely like and respect one another, thus permitting an unprecedented level of trust and cooperation. That's the good news.

The bad news is that a growing number of South Koreans, including many prominent politicians, are calling for the reintroduction of U.S. tactical nuclear weapons to South Korea, and an even larger number believe that the South should have its own independent nuclear weapons capability to match that of the North's.

During a recent five-city lecture tour, informal polls conducted among each of the Korean audiences (with one exception) produced the same results every time: Over half the respondents thought it was time to reintroduce U.S. nuclear weapons to the Peninsula, and an even greater majority believed that the South needed its own nuclear weapons.

The problem today is not a lack of faith in the U.S.-South Korea alliance ,per se. The problem is a growing sense of frustration in South Korea over Seoul's inability to prevent the North from conducting provocative acts of aggression, such as last year's torpedo attack against the Cheonan and the artillery shelling of Yeonpyeong Island. South Koreans fear this trend will continue.

they wiped each other off the map. Its sad but with the South so seemingly war hungry and the leadership in the north 10X crazier then ever the Tea baggers here in the US, its inevitable.

Truth is, I fear that within 10-15 years, a 2nd Korean War could potentially escalate into something worse. Better to leave the S. Koreans to defend themselves, so those horrible bastards in Beijing might not drop atom bombs on us should Pyongyang suddenly disappear.