South Korea WMD Stats
Overview:
South Korea has maintained a bilateral security alliance with the United States since the Korean War (1950-1953). Nevertheless, South Korea has an active ballistic missile program and acknowledges the possession of chemical weapons (CW). Seoul abandoned its nuclear weapons program in the 1970s but has the technical capacity to produce nuclear, as well as biological, weapons. South Korea is a signatory to several nonproliferation treaties and has adopted a policy of a "nuclear-free Korean peninsula."
Definitions
- Biological: A description of the nation's situation with regards to the possession and manufacture of biological weapons of mass destruction
- Chemical: A description of the nation's situation with regards to the possession and manufacture of chemical weapons of mass destruction
- Missile: A description of the nation's situation with regards to the possession and manufacture of missile weapons of mass destruction
- Nuclear: A description of the nation's situation with regards to the possession and manufacture of nuclear weapons