A Research on the Nuclear Deterrence Strategy of South Korea through Dispute of India and Pakistan

Abstract

From Cold War, Nuclear weapons have emerged military power into a very dangerous andimportant way of each national security. Throughout the era, the U.S. had stationed nuclear weaponsin South Korea. But President George Bush initially started the withdrawal of nuclear tactical weaponsdeployed abroad in 1991. After that, under the protection of the nuclear umbrella, South Korea guaranteesthat the United States would operate its nuclear weapons to protect South Korea if it would be needed andthe economy of South Korea has rapidly developed as more strong countries in the world. However, SouthKorea has seen and been realized the present state from the recent war between Russia and Ukraine. The protection of the U.S. nuclear umbrella from nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles of North Koreais unlikely to be permanently guaranteed. At the same time, South Korea should consider the securityenvironment changes of surrounding nations such as China as military power acceleration and Russiaas re-formation ambition. Because of these reasons, South Korea independently wants to protect itselfand have the own nuclear weapons as a way to counter security threats. A majority of South Koreans alsodefinitely believe that North Korea will not denuclearize or give up because North Korea has been havingnuclear weapons as the final survival strategy of Kim Jong Un’s regime. However, South Korea considersand makes new nuclear strategy through the role and effect of nuclear deterrence strategy in disputebetween India and Pakistan and how to overcome the paradox of nuclear deterrence strategy. Therefore,this research is to suggest the effective nuclear deterrence strategy of South Korea from new securitythreats of surrounding nations through dispute between India and Pakistan. The focus of this research isthat what is the role and paradox of nuclear deterrence strategy in dispute between India and Pakistanand how to find the effective nuclear deterrence strategy of South Korea.