January 31, 2025 Everything but the Bomb: South Korea's Nuclear Hedging Strategy
THE CENTER FOR KOREAN STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIʻI AT MĀNOA PRESENTS:
Everything but the Bomb: South Korea's Nuclear Hedging Strategy
Date: Friday, January 31, 2025
Venue: Center for Korean Studies Auditorium
South Korea is pursuing "nuclear hedging" by seeking to develop nuclear fissile material capabilities under a revised U.S. treaty, citing energy security and waste management. While advanced conventional weapons may deter North Korea, uncertainty about their effectiveness leads Seoul to keep the nuclear option open.
Speaker:
Lami Kim is a Professor at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in Honolulu and a Nonresident Visiting Scholar at George Washington University. Previously, she directed the Asian Studies Program at the U.S. Army War College and has taught at Harvard and Boston College. She holds a PhD from the Fletcher School at Tufts and a Master’s from Harvard.
Center for Korean Studies events are free and open to all. For further information, including information regarding disability access, telephone the Center for Korean Studies at 808-956-7041. This event is in part supported by the Academy of Korean Studies Strategic Research Institute Program (AKS-2020-SRI-2200001). The University of Hawai‘i is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution.
