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This article is by Bradley Martin, Contributing Editor, Asia Times Online, Bangkok. It appeared on Asia Times Online. Martin discusses the question of what would happen if the US were to withdraw its troops from the ROK. He warns that doing so would likely lead to an ROK arms buildup that could spark a regional arms race. He also argues that without the automatic intervention promised by US troop presence, the DPRK may decide to launch an invasion if it sees the US occupied elsewhere on the globe.
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Arms Control 1. Non-Proliferation Treaty US President Bill Clinton issued a written statement on March 6 marking the 30th anniversary of when the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) entered into force, stating, “Over the past 30 years, the NPT has served as an increasingly important barrier to the spread of nuclear weapons.” US Secretary of State […]
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Korean Peninsula 1. US-DPRK Talks DPRK Vice Foreign Minister Kim Gye-gwan and US special envoy Charles Kartman met in New York this week to discuss preparations for an expected visit to Washington by a high-ranking DPRK official. Kim was expected to press for the removal of the DPRK from the list of terrorist-sponsoring nations. “DPRK-US […]
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Arms Control 1. US-Russian Arms Talks John Holum, senior arms adviser at the US State Department, on Thursday ended three days of talks with his Russian counterpart Yuri Kapralov. Diplomatic sources said that Holum was thought to have pressed for US proposals to modify the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty, but the Russian Foreign Ministry said […]
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