Do 77% of Koreans Really Support A South Korean Nuclear Weapons Program?

New surveys find high levels of support for South Korea's independent nuclearization. Here's what those numbers really mean.

Survey results released by the Chey Institute for Advanced Studies show that 76.6% of South Koreans think the ROK needs its own independently-controlled nuclear deterrent. This comes on the heels of a survey published by the Hankook Ilbo that found 66.8% of Koreans supported nuclear armament.

President Yoon Suk-yeol, in his New Year’s Policy Briefing on …