The current South Korean government is far left and wants closer relations with North Korea. How do we know that the advanced technology won't end up in North Korean or Chinese hands? How do we know there will even be a South Korea in 5 or 10 years.
That's certainly the right question, and I certainly would not have picked Lee Jae-myung. However, in our assessment, the moves to improve relations with North Korea and China are reasonably limited and not greatly different in actual substance (as opposed to rhetoric) from several Trump moves toward both.
This is borne out (we think) by the increasing integration of the U.S. and ROK defense establishments and industry, as evidenced by the recent trade deal. This includes, you will recall, a commitment of $5 billion (of $350 billion ROK new investment into the U.S.) to upgrade the Philadelphia Shipyard, where we're going to help South Korea build it's first nuclear submarine.
I don't think the Trump Administration would have taken that step if they were concerned about the points you raise, but they are the correct points to raise.
I would add that this article was written by Fred Fleitz, former Chief of Staff of Trump's National Security Council and former President of the Center for Security Policy. Fred is pretty hardcore. Not a softie.
The current South Korean government is far left and wants closer relations with North Korea. How do we know that the advanced technology won't end up in North Korean or Chinese hands? How do we know there will even be a South Korea in 5 or 10 years.
That's certainly the right question, and I certainly would not have picked Lee Jae-myung. However, in our assessment, the moves to improve relations with North Korea and China are reasonably limited and not greatly different in actual substance (as opposed to rhetoric) from several Trump moves toward both.
This is borne out (we think) by the increasing integration of the U.S. and ROK defense establishments and industry, as evidenced by the recent trade deal. This includes, you will recall, a commitment of $5 billion (of $350 billion ROK new investment into the U.S.) to upgrade the Philadelphia Shipyard, where we're going to help South Korea build it's first nuclear submarine.
I don't think the Trump Administration would have taken that step if they were concerned about the points you raise, but they are the correct points to raise.
I would add that this article was written by Fred Fleitz, former Chief of Staff of Trump's National Security Council and former President of the Center for Security Policy. Fred is pretty hardcore. Not a softie.