US OBLIGATIONS RISE TO THE LEVEL OF ARTICLE V OF NATO
US-SK ALLIANCE OUGHT TO CONSIDER THE NATO 'NUCLEAR SHARING' IDEA
SK NOT TO ADOPT 'INDIGENOUS NUKE DEVELOPMENT'
US-SK ALLIANCE CONSIDER POSITIONING NUKE ASSETS SURROUNDING KP
JAPAN'S MOTIVATION TO INCREASE DEFENSE BUDGET WELCOMED
SK SHOULD JOIN FORCES IN CASE OF TAIWAN CONTINGENCY
Washington, D.C. November 8, 2022 (ICAS) A twenty-second new poll conducted by the ICAS (Institute for Corean-American Studies) looked into the implications of NK’s apparent nuclear power in the Korean Peninsula (KP) and its potential effects on select geopolitical variables.
Conducted to an ICAS audience on the Hill, 83.3% of the respondents believe that the U.S. obligations under the US-SK mutual defense treaty rise to the level of Article V of NATO. 55.6% think the US-SK Alliance ought to consider the 'nuclear-sharing' idea akin to the NATO style, while 33.3% do not.
88.9% of the respondents view that it is about time to make the THAAD battery fully operational since it was first introduced to SK in 2017, and 55.6% do not think SK is a de facto nuclear power in the eyes of NK.
50.0% of the respondents do not agree to a notion that SK ought to consider adopting an "indigenous nuke development" agenda, while 38.9% agree that SK ought to do so.
55.6% of the respondents believe that the US-SK Alliance should consider “reintroducing tactical nukes” to SK. 38.9% do not think so.
Furthermore, 61.1% of respondents believe that the US-SK Alliance should consider positioning nuke assets surrounding KP, while 27.8% disagree.
66.7% of the respondents are of the view that the Extended Deterrence Strategy recently declared by the US-SK Alliance against NK's nuclear threat assures a fortiori commitment. 22.2% do not think so.
72.2% of the respondents hold a negative assessment of the apparent fact that the current U.S. administration's National Security Strategy barely mentions NK's threat and any meaningful diplomacy.
94.4% of the respondents positively assess Japan's apparent motivation to increase its defense budget in the coming years to ~2% of its GDP from its current level of ~1%.
77.8% of the respondents agree that SK should join forces with the Allies (i.e., Japan, Taiwan, US) in case of Taiwan contingency.
The survey was conducted from October 9, 2022 to October 30, 2022 via email with a moderate credibility interval. Supplemental graphic data are available on www.icasinc.org/strategy.html and www.icasinc.org/strategy/polling22.pptx
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