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A report by the U.S. Senate Republican Policy Committee says a nuclear test by North Korea could be followed by the two Koreas forming a confederation and demanding that U.S. troops leave the Korean Peninsula.
In the report entitled, "Anticipating a North Korean Nuclear Test: What¡¯s to Be Done to Avert a Further Crisis," the Republican Party envisages two possible scenarios for South Korea in the unlikely event of a North Korean nuclear test. In the first, Seoul will join intense diplomacy with involved nations and could deploy its army to block a North Korean attack. In that scenario, it would also buy Aegis warships and other defense weapons from the U.S.
But in a second scenario, South Korea would judge it safer to form a kind of alliance with Pyongyang. "The South Korean populace, afraid of possible all-out war that could include nuclear attacks, may well opt for the confederation option,¡± the report said. In that event, Seoul would end up asking U.S. forces to leave Korea. A link to the report can be found on the front page of the U.S. Senate Republican Policy Committee homepage (rpc.senate.gov).
Grand National Party (GNP) lawmaker and Yeouido Institute head Yun Kun-young passed out copies of the report within the GNP today. "By mentioning the possibility of a North-South confederation in the event of a North Korean nuclear test, [the Republican Party] reveals an extremely high level of mistrust in the South Korean government,¡± Yun said. ¡°Despite the situation, our government has only shown interest in convening ministerial-level talks since giving the North 200,000 tons of fertilizer."
(englishnews@chosun.com )
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