why south korea? also, the first time in a dozen years that a south korean president has been invited or been able to visit washington d.c. on a state visit. i hope we talk about how different things are for south korea in 2023 versus 12 years ago. host: why now? guest: very significant timing. 70th anniversary of the alliance between south korea and the united states. that was a relationship force on the battlefield during the korean war. broke out in 1950. the united states led the u.s. forces in helping to dissent -- defend not from north korea and china. millions of koreans of course, they have found a cease-fire with china and north korea and this year july, 27 marked the 70th anniversary. it is a key anniversary in the alliance between united states and south korea. i will also mention that this comes not long after north korea launched a new intercontinental ballistic missile. one that is designed to strike us here in washington dc and also, designed for north koreans to launch quickly and with

s. nuclear submarine to south korean water south korean harbors. but correct me if i'm wrong, if a u. s. nuclear submarine is at a south korean harb, i believe it's too close to actually target north korea. sean, is this then really just for show? well, thank you. yeah, in some sense it is for show it as a show of commitment and resolve from the united states that they to have the capability, much like north korea, has tried to demonstrate lately of submarine launch, ballistic missile capability, and that they will deploy to the peninsula if necessary, and it makes for a strike on north korea, that could be a surprise to run anticipated. the united states, of course, would not launch a surprise attack against north korea, but it is a warning that the technology is there. and that if north korea wants to flaunt such technology that it's developed, that the united states can do the same thing and that it will do so in order to protect it, alliance partner. so in some sense it is more for show. so when you say this is about florentine technology, but

so is south korea? i would like to piggyback on what was just sent, however, and saying that although south korea may not get into digital nuclear capability and they don't have the will for the united states right now. currently enjoys an approval rating of about 90 percent here in south korea. and china has a negative approval of about 80 percent as far as friendly countries towards south korea and the south korean population within that perspective politically is very polarized environment right now. so already the opposition party, the democratic party is attacking you, that president you, that the summit has been a failure and it's a blow to national interest and a blow to national security. and his party, the people power party, is saying that it's a great success, that extended deterrence has been strengthened. and that south korea is in a better position. so i think south koreans have a lot of soul searching to do. and president, you need to build a consensus over the next few years about what t

the capability to south korea. . . ,, ., . extend the capability to south korea. . ., korea.nce was made but it was coming _ korea. that assurance was made but it was coming at _ korea. that assurance was made but it was coming at a _ korea. that assurance was made but it was coming at a time - but it was coming at a time when domestically in south korea, some people were beginning to raise the spectre of doubt about the united states commitment when it comes to nuclear deterrence. ijust wonder, do you think that this could lead to the potential of south korea developing its own nuclear weapons? south korea developing its own nuclearweapons? some south korea developing its own nuclear weapons? some people are asking for that.— are asking for that. sure, well, are asking for that. sure, well. every _ are asking for that. sure, well, every country - are asking for that. sure, well, every country has i are asking for that. sure, | well, every country has to are asking for that. sure, - well, every country has to make its own sovereign decisions regarding self defence. but in thi

south. during the civil war and reconstruction, was published in 2022, and he currently works for uva press and the center is dr. brian neumann. dr. newman graduated from furman university. she says with much loss before earning his ph.d. from uva in 2020, he served as the lead research assistant for furman's desegregate commemoration committee, and he was a member of uva's president's commission on the university in the age of segregation while he was in graduate school, he worked as an editorial assistant for the nascent uva unionist and black virginians and blue project projects. and now he serves as the now center's managing director and digital historian. i know quite a few of you in the audience have worked with dr. newman through the now center. and for those of you that haven't had the opportunity yet, please come see us. his book, bloody flag of anarchy unionism in south carolina during the nullification crisis, was published by lsu press in 2022 as well. and finally, dr. aaron eliz

why south korea? also, the first time in a dozen years that a south korean president has been invited or been able to visit washington d.c. on a state visit. i hope we talk about how different things are for south korea in 2023 versus 12 years ago. host: why now? guest: very significant timing. 70th anniversary of the alliance between south korea and the united states. that was a relationship force on the battlefield during the korean war. broke out in 1950. the united states led the u.s. forces in helping to dissent -- defend not from north korea and china. millions of koreans of course, they have found a cease-fire with china and north korea and this year july, 27 marked the 70th anniversary. it is a key anniversary in the alliance between united states and south korea. i will also mention that this comes not long after north korea launched a new intercontinental ballistic missile. one that is designed to strike us here in washington dc and also, designed for north koreans to launch quickly and with

has south cris back and it will come to south korea to fence at critical moments, especially in light of the north korean nuclear threat. so i, i really think that this washington declaration is a big win for the alliance. but especially for south korea, looks like president, you've got everything and he wanted this time and perhaps even more so, you know, fundamentally it's the 1st time that south korea, the united states, are discussing nuclear deterrence, which sol has not been able to discuss with washington until now for decades, the topic, you know, for example, when and how would america use nuclear weapons against north korea. this was concerned by washington to be to classified and, you know, it's believed it. washington thinks of this as an american, an american decision, not a joint decision in american operation and an american execution plan. that's been the long traditional i'm thinking in washington, but they've really made significant progress. the allies, in terms of, you know, giving south korea more of a rule in a say, in relaying some of its preferences on when, ho

korea. has to be enough to satisfy people here in south korea.— here in south korea.tates looking to - here in south korea. as the i united states looking to exert its influence over south korea when it comes to supplying weapons to ukraine? certainly that is something _ weapons to ukraine? certainly that is something washington | that is something washington wants and return from seoui, it has been asking for a long time for south korea to supply the ukraine with weapons but they haven't been willing to do that because of its policy to not supply countries in conflict but also it is fearful of russian retaliation. the president has given some indication he is softening his position and he might be prepared for south korea to supply weapons to ukraine russia were to commit a large—scale civilian attack. and official from the south korean government said this wasn't officially on the agenda for the meeting but i would be extremely surprised if the two sides don't talk about this and there isn't some kind of commitment made behind—the—scenes, we saw a couple of weeks ag

troops based in south korea, whether south korea should be paying more money for the privilege of beingended by the united states that was -- that caused deep, deep alarm in south korea and other parts of tasia so i think president biden has restored a sense of ease and calm to this relationship. however, south korea, like all american allies right now or at least a great many of them, has got to be very anxious about what this next election is going to bring and could you have a return of president trump and a return of this conversation about whether america needs to dramatically change its troop presence around the world and start asking allies to carry much more of their own weight in a way that breaks from post-cold war or post-world war ii american policies around the world. so the context of this election is, i think, very much on the mind of the south korean leadership and leadership across asia and around the world right now. >>of course, president yoon is new to his role leading the south korean people. he was a prosecutor just elected in the last year or so, relatively young,

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soldiers based here in south korea and hundreds of thousands of americans based here in south korea,ey are here for the long haul. as you say, that has been an increasing call for south korea to have its nuclear weapons program. ten years ago, this was a fringe argument and you never spoke about it with much credibility and i certainly wouldn't be talking about it on air, but now it is a very real possibility. there is a majority of south koreans in all recent polls who believe that the south koreans should have their own nuclear weapons program and the argument is if north korea has nuclear weapons so should south korea have these weapons and the hope after this particular summit from washington would be that that, that this washington declaration and this increase and the strengthening of extended deterrence from washington might actually silence some of those calls because the u.s., many in the region and many in the world do not want south korea to go down that path. >> all right. just tells you how tensions have risen over these many years. paula hancocks, arlette saenz and jeff

this is cost in south africa. $51000000.00 us dollars a day. this year it's already amounted to $13000000000.00 to date. and surprisingly, the south african phrase of the year is load shading, which describes the never ending rolling blackouts, just like people in other parts of the world. check the weather. south africans check their phones to see the eskimo scheduled blackouts. so they can plan when 2 bath went to cook and went to church. they phones. there is no reason whatsoever for south africa to continue to endure the economically catastrophic and financial arena's power cuts, otherwise known, are referred to as low charity. was this power cars? not only are they unwarranted, but they are actually avoidable. but we need to have taken steps if you years ago. for example, south africa got over $47000.00 megawatts of install capacity, which is based on fossil fuel, which is cold. no cold is to south africa, what oil is to the saudis, or what guess an oil is to the russians. we therefore should cheated in the same air way. and unless we can

many have come to south africa. and these are growing anti immigrant statesmen to south africa then has at times escalated, divided the tags on foreign. some have suggested that the government and or it is in taking the decisions in with mauricio maintain that reason home is we're always temporary arrangements and never wait. this is citizenship all her minute residents rights groups have asked a court to stop the government from canceling the permits. there was no public consultation and with the stakeholders prior to the decision being made to terminate the the permits. if you have enabled people to you found families from lives here and careers that you give them that fair opportunity to make representations so that you understand the circumstances of the a lives and what they faith when you make the decision to terminate. and that is absent in terms of the decision that has been made by the south african government been madison were at hope's. the court will rule in favor of the appeal. he doesn't want to go bac

south korea alliance. prior to the summit between president joe biden and south korean president. a quick reminder that we are live and a streaming on the record and we will preserve the last few moments of the event today for questions from the audience. microphones will be passed around the room for those here in person who wish to participate in the conversation and for those who are watching virtually you can submit questions by e-mail at brookings .edu or twitter at the hashtag. another quick note at the conclusion of the event i will ask all those that are here with us in person to remain in your seat so the participants can leave the stage seamlessly. i would like to introduce you to the podium for remarks. thank you. >> hello, everybody. until two years ago -- whenever we start to speak we start with aloha but here i have to say good afternoon to you everybody. thank you vice president of the brookings institute and other distinguished guests. it is my pleasure to join today as we celebrate the 17th anniversary of the alliance and the 12 anniversary of the establishment of

-south korea relationship today. how would you describe where we're at, how we got here, what are the opportunities, the challenges? wherever you want to take up this would be a good way to frame the discussion that will follow. so kathy please go ahead. >> thanks veryy much, mireya. it is wonderful to be back. brookings is very much a family in the best sense, that you can always come back and be welcomed so warmly. i amme very grateful to andrew r this panel, and for the brookings staff who make it possible. also thanks of course i'm sure all of you would agree to ask kate and korea foundation for having endowed the korea chair back about ten years ago. i begin my post here at brookings in 2014 when barack obama was president, remember way back then? and the so-called strategic patience approach to north korea was in play. in south korea -- was president and he was pursuing a new approach to north korea called trust politic. korean society. its view of the unification from a negative one to a positive one some of y

is this investment enough to secure south africa's power grid? is a 1000000000 loan which has been offered, which has to be repaid. and unfortunately, it comes with conditions to say, if you take the money you use of the way you putting in, when i emphasize opposed to when the, when the place is not the solution, we need a much more reliable. so something nuclear, we need co with this cold, is not going to go away as anybody watching we speak. well, that brings us to the end of this week show. we hope you founded enlightening. last week we explored the de colonization of education in africa. and the feedback has been quite overwhelming. thank you to everyone who reached out. as you know, we appreciate your comments and you can always find us on the social media handles you see on the screen. next week will be mozambique, exploring the greek of foreign powers and the growing problem of islam extremism. do join us again on tuesday, but until then for myself and the team. good night. ah, the ah, ah, ah, ah ah ah ah, i think in the south there is a m

that is an important sort of electricity for south africa. and not only is the project used to provide electricity, but it's important for of income for the local community. a town has sprung up here on the banks of the whole robust sedan. so one of the important hydro electric plants in africa, in fact, the 2nd largest one that there is 2075. awarding capacity, sir con, just to gauge of ship dejection, windy amber, which is about $2100.00. i mean thing that the mozambique and one is bigger, but yet when you look at the huge amount of potential and capacity that he has to pam was a big deal is, is the price of mozambique. but it's also the price of static because it's the largest inside. it will just need to get to do more with it must be can be a game changer. but the investments need to go in because what's going to happen is that there is a $100000000.00 when project, those are pro by the african one in bang. on the same hydropower dam deckard really pretty unmoved and unmoved fan. we have an energy crisis, right? but also in the south afr

south sudan is one of the poorest countries in the world. 75% of the population of south sudan.iously, arrivals of large number of people returning to their homeland. nevertheless, in conditions not planned. it is going to be difficult. to make matters even more complicated, the entire north of south sudan is entirely dependent on sudan. for many thanks. for food coming in, basic goods, and also, the oil pipeline that goes from south sudan to the port of sudan where you are trying to contact that person just now. that of courscourse went through sudan. basically, one of the major exports south sudan has is now being cut off. so, apart from the arrival of refugees into south sudan, the situation for the people of south sudan themselves will be quite complex. >> very briefly, because there is only about 30 seconds left, is the united nations involved in the truce negotiations tonight, the cease-fire negotiations? let's the mission in khartoum -- >> the mission in khartoum. in south sudan, we are not involved. >> is there any connection between south sudan and the rebel forces? do

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korea, nuclear submarines, move submarines to south korea, nuclearsubmarines, i move submarines to southarines, i should say, could further raise tensions between the south and north korea. it is good to be with you. let me begin by saying ifind it ironic that north korea would characterise the furthering of the alliance between the us and south korea are somehow increasing tensions on the peninsula. it is north korea that is the source of the tension that we see and feel today. the washington declaration, this agreement that you talk about is significant and it is notjust about bringing into korea nuclear power and listed missiles which is what it is about but it is more importantly it is about the assurance that president biden gave of our extended nuclear deterrence and we would extend that capability to south korea. that assurance was made but coming at a time when domestically, some people were beginning to raise the spectre of doubt about the united states commitment to nuclear deterrence. ijust wonder, do you think this could lead to south korea developing its own weapons, some pe

this is bringing south korea to the table.ion with them, at least as far as we can see, from the declaration we have heard about. whether it's enough to calm the concerns of what north korea represents at this point to south korea, it's really unclear. it's still pointed out, it's not just about the threat from north korea. it's also about needing to know the united states will be there as a close ally to south korea, no matter who is the american president. of course, with the former president donald trump talking about potentially pulling u.s. troops out of south korea. that resonated very strongly here. that concerned a lot of people, and this is really where some of that need for extra reassurance comes from as well. >> paula and phil, please stand by as we wait for the press conference from the rose garden. we have kylie atwood, and david sanger as well. kylie, starting with you, something we have yet to mention is the awkwardness in the room between yoon and president biden, they reveal details over ukraine, but also tha

and i think many people in the middle, the south sea through that. they also see through the fact that this so called space international order under which the sanctions are being emboss, i really lacking in credibility and on it. i'm okay, well, can i stop here right here because this is a fascinating question. we need to explore then more detail, but before we do that, let's take a very short break. we will get back in just a few moments. ah, the journey strategic autonomy sounds good. the word strategic conjures up a sense of importance and autonomy presents a sense of independence. but when you consider the french president using this term, then we are forced to wonder if he is a serious person. after all, europe is no longer strategic or a thomas with ah welcome back to world support with christian mac says senior global justice fellow at yellow university mr. method just before i interrupted you, you were talking about the, the so called rules based order that it lacking credibility. and you also brought than one of your previous articles. the

and then the ones deliberately wants to put some of the burden on to the global south. it's not just the happenstance, it's a deliberate policy. you know, there was a very interesting interview that the president of the world bank gave a last week mister damon, one my, us in which he said that as a result off the rest having the capacity to issue a lot of debt to subsidize its households. and businesses, as you know, you has issued almost 800000000000 euros of debt to subsidize this. the u. s. s. you should not have been to subsidize it's, it is people don't. mister mouthwash was saying that what is happening is that the west is devouring the capital of the won't to service this debt. it was on to higher interest rates. the capital is flowing into the e u and the u. s. to service does that. and as her song, the vast is being high priced because the cost of that service is going up, their ability to use resources to financed it on development goes down. and this is combined with inflation with high food prices and energy prices. and in a sense, they are paying a very hig

but think south korea is a partner.ent, there is a lot more being discussed about partnership in the economy, climate change, clean energy and across—the—board where and across—the—boa rd where south and across—the—board where south korea can really show its leadership in many other areas. and it is going to be an asset. what did you learn at the white house, you said you were there for the arrival? it house, you said you were there for the arrival?— for the arrival? it was a moving _ for the arrival? it was a moving moment - for the arrival? it was a moving moment for - for the arrival? it was a l moving moment for me, personally, i heard the anthems of both the united states and south korea and it was a moment of pride, of recognition that i am the product of this alliance, to be absolutely honest with you, somebody whose parents were born during the korean war and that was a moment of pride for me as a korean—american to understand and honour how this relationship has brought about and uplifted my community and creat

i don't know 50 of those countries, most of them in the south. i received loans both $900000000000.00 on china just 2 weeks ago and present good and met with the african leaders. you forgave debt around $20000000000.00 that the african countries or russia, you know, as they looked at the future, they see russia as a source of what, what eliza and energy this he, china, is a source o infrastructure financing and manufacturing. so they're saying is the rest, the only game in town, or we have other options as we move me from the unique one, a world into a more money type. well, it was, is the future on which children and our grandchildren generation better protected by being open not just to the best, but the other countries. what i'm hearing you say is that russia, china, india, many other the so called developing countries are providing their neighbors and countries, worlds apart with tangible assets, with something that they can actually improve people's lives. whereas the west continues a lot of, you know, doing the preaching. and this is someth

many have come to south africa and this is growing an immigrant in south africa that has that time escalated, divide into tax on foreign national. had suggested in taking the end of the story maintain that we were always a temporary rearrangement and wait for citizenship. all permanent resident rights groups have asked a court to stop the government from canceling the penance. there was no public consultation with the stakeholders prior to the decision being made to terminate the payments. if you have enabled people to farm families, found lives here and careers that you give them that fair opportunity to make representations so that you understand the circumstances of the lives and what they face when you make the decision to terminate. and that is absent in terms of the decision that has been made by the south african government has been my son would hope support will rule in favor of the appeal. he doesn't want to go back to some public soldiers that raised something to dopey. go big the static game. it's better than finding out other some way if the court rejects the appeal, been matter.

in fact, some polling data coming from south korea points to a majority of south korean saying that theyy support the country developing its own nuclear programme to help protect itself from north korea. that shows just a bit of the feeling from inside of the country. let's take a look at some of the stories some of the stories in yhe in the headlines in the uk.... four care workers in the uk have been found guilty of mistreating patients at a specialist hospital for people with learning disabilities and autism in county durham. the case resulted from a 2019 undercover investigation by bbc panorama which showed some staff mocking, taunting and swearing at patients at whorlton hall hospital. five care staff were cleared of wrongdoing. teachers in england have been on strike for the fourth time this year, as the pay dispute between the national education union and the government continues. today's industrial action affected thousands of schools. meanwhile, the fa cup final and the eurovision song contest could both be affected by new strike dates announced by two rail unions. elsewhere, a

we seek an independent noncommunist south vietnam, one where the south vietnamese must be free and to get outside assistance as required. but that first sentence is a substantive account because also in the discussion this report is the idea that, hey, back in september 63, when it's being written, the administration is is problematic, it's corrupt, it's for more on consolidating power and get rid of enemies than it is fighting the communists. and so the other term that you often with when someone talks about the vietnam war and our objective they always throw in we seek a stay bill meaning a stable in a productive government. right. a stable independent noncommunist south vietnam. and they bring with them what mcnamara would present. johnson and kennedy before is bringing with him is the idea that this is within the cold war. we'll see. it's containment and they buy into this idea of the domino. all right, sir, sir. up until that point with this document being introduced to the idea was, this before then codified because realize you put a lot of emphasis on independent communist stat

south africa's request to extradite the gums?— south africa's request to extradite the gutas?e guptas? according to the south african justice minister _ the guptas? according to the south african justice minister which - african justice minister which receives africanjustice minister which receives the notification just last night, they say the court had ruled that on one of the charges of money laundering which the guptas are alleged to have committed in both south africa and the united arab emirates, the uae courts could effectively deal with that particular case. so it struck down that extradition application and then there was another on charges of fraud and because that arrest warrant had been cancelled they ruled the gupta brothers were free to go. south africa said it was deeply shocked as well as dismayed. they weren't expecting the court to rule in that way because they said they had received assurances that they had received assurances that they had received assurances that they had fulfilled all of the requirements to be able to have these two brothers extradited to

in fact, some polling data coming from south korea points to a majority of south koreans saying thatclear programme to help protect itself from north korea. so, thatjust shows you a little bit of the feeling from inside the country. let's take a look at some of the stories in the headlines today. police have arrested another kenyan pastor accused of leaving a death cult. he is facing criminal charges for the deaths of 98 people linked to his church. the rest of the well—known pentecostal evangelist at the new life press enter church. it comes as investigations continue into a religious cult linked to the deaths of at least 95 people. brittany greiner got emotional during herfirst press during her first press conference during herfirst press conference since the return from russia when she was detained for nearly one year. when asked about her imprisonment, she said no—one should be in those conditions. she said her management has beenin she said her management has been in touch with wall street journalist evan gershkovich who is currently facing detainment in russia. thejudges to dec

want to see south korea go nuclear.onfident about the us providing nuclear coverage. my sense right now is the cost would be too risky to develop their own nuclear weapons. i think you'll see president's yoon and biden talking about this disturbance and allowing the us to provide a little bit more opportunities. probably not likely to go nuclear anytime soon. probably not likely to go nuclear anytime soon-— probably not likely to go nuclear anytime soon. probably not likely to go nuclear an ime soon. �* ., ., ~ i. anytime soon. andrew yeo, thank you ve much anytime soon. andrew yeo, thank you very much for— anytime soon. andrew yeo, thank you very much forjoining _ anytime soon. andrew yeo, thank you very much forjoining us _ anytime soon. andrew yeo, thank you very much forjoining us on _ anytime soon. andrew yeo, thank you very much forjoining us on the - very much forjoining us on the programme. mi; very much for “oining us on the programme._ a siren has sounded on mobile phones across the uk to test a government sys

you'll the south korean presidents is arriving for the 1st state visit by south korean head of state in the us, the 12 years us president joe biden will be welcoming him officially in just a matter of moments. all right, let's go live there. a white house correspondent kimberly he'll get you're watching your life pictures. kimberly we're seeing and i think you can see them too. we are seeing what i assume is about to be the south korean president. there we are officially hosted by joe biden. kimberly, i think you're just on the other side of the building from where those pictures are being filled. that's right. that is the south lot of the white house i am located on the north line at the white house and unfortunately because of secret service jamming my cell phone right now, i can't see these pictures unfortunately, so you'll have to guide me through them. but i have a pretty good idea of covered a few estate visits here and there. what we do know is there is a lot of pageantry that takes place in these visits. i've been listening to the marching band warming up in anticipation of t

and south korea.ell us more about that. >> the sentiment echoed by the president of south korea, who set about this alliance that it is not a transactional alliance. it is and alliance of values and everlasting partnership. strong words from both presidents as they met for a long bilateral, which lasted way longer than we had expected, so quite a bit between these two men to discuss as they try to really strengthen that alliance between the united states and south korea, celebrating 70 years of that partnership, and part of that strengthening of the alliance was the signature of this new washington declaration, a new nuclear deterrence plan that included things that are very important for south korea. one being the presence, possibly the visits, the americans call it, of a nuclear armed u.s. submarine in the korean peninsula, something that has not happened in about four decades. that is something included in that washington declaration. it is called and expanded deterrence plan. there will be more cl

the nato secretary—general in march also requested south korean weapons, in part because south koread deals with poland to provide tanks, howitzers, and some see of this as backfilling european allies, and as they contribute weapons to ukraine, backfilling their armaments. but i do think that south korea, because it wants to be seen as a global player — so they've used this bumper sticker, the foreign minister, as becoming a global pivotal state. i think there is some openness, and we heard president yoon give an interview a few days ago suggesting that they may change policy. there is a possibility they may switch policies. today there were only provided nonlethal assistance. they may have something like weapons or ammunition that could be coming moving forward. i just want to get to one quick question about north korea, which has been testing a lot more missiles these days. how likely is it that south korea will build up its own arsenal of nuclear weapons? if you look at public opinion, 80% of south koreans are saying they want to see south korea go nuclear. the yoon government has

let freedom rain that south africa is not the only african countries celebrating its freedom. this month. cynical zimbabwe and others also commemorating the occasion and all countries that achieved their independence with the help of the soviet union. april is freedom month across africa. as in this month, we celebrate the 65th anniversary of africa, freedom day, or african liberation day, in which 8th independent african nations came together in accra gonna 5 years later, more than 2 thirds of the continent was independent from mostly imperial european states. and now, 50 african countries came together in the european capital to form a would later become the african union correspondent. and this other tells us more these meeting, the organization of african unity was pounded with the initial end to in cottage, the decorum ization off. i'm going out mozambique, south africa and how they're doing the organization place to support the work that the but the freedom fighters and remove military access to colonial nation. of course, countries still contributes many in many directi

the south korean ublic. . , , ., ., public. on that because this _ public. precisely on that because this fear - public. precisely on that because this fear that i because this fear that washington might somehow abandon seoul has in the past led to calls for south korea to develop its own nuclear weapons, right? and there is an influential lobby group in south korea still demanding that, but now as i understand it, the agreement means seoul will remain a non—nuclear state. how will that be viewed at home? ~ state. how will that be viewed at home?— state. how will that be viewed at home? ~ ., ., ., at home? well, we have to wait and see, at home? well, we have to wait and see. but — at home? well, we have to wait and see. but i — at home? well, we have to wait and see, but i think— at home? well, we have to wait and see, but i think it— at home? well, we have to wait and see, but i think it is- at home? well, we have to wait and see, but i think it is the - and see, but i think it is the best offer that the yun administration co

so again, we have the border south are these states up here the upper south here the lower south or the deep south here the lower south has seceded by march now those other four states or really the other eight slaveholding states are the subject of continued efforts at compromise because folks know that if for example, virginia and tennessee decide that they're not going to go with the confederacy this would change the game quite a bit and maybe there would be a possibility to bring the lower south back into the union. so in march and excuse me in february and march there are going to be continued efforts to try to bring these states along both in the confederacy and in the united states. and so one thing that happens, is that in february. there are all kinds of folks who are organizing to try to create some sort of compromise both in the north and in these upper south states one big group of these folks is businessmen in new york. you remember we talked last week about how important those business connections were in new york. and so they are very concerned about the possibility of se

shares with south korea?i think it will increase the amount of information we share with them as well as increase the involvement by south korea in discussions and planning as well as exercises. the details are going toe very sensitive because it is dealing with nuclear weapons, but earlier this year, south korean officials both publicly and privately said that they are concerned about the viability, but washington has taken a lot of actions in the last several months, so now when i talk to korean officials, they say they are much more reassured. they have much less concern about u.s. viability of the extended deterrence guarantees. in the declaration today, south korea not only affirmed that they would not pursue a nuclear weapons program but stated quite clearlaty th they are r abthout e.s u. commitment. eass>> to get that reassurance,s you just said, south korea has reaffirmed its commitment under the nuclear nonproliferation treaty not to obtain nuclear weapons. how significant is that pledge by south kor