Ha Tae-kyung: "Many US Politicians Believe the Democratic Party Will Share Nuclear Information with North Korea"

"Biden Made a Major Decision"

Rep. Ha Tae-kyung of the People Power Party highly praised the 'Washington Declaration,' which centers on nuclear information sharing, saying, "Despite strong opposition voices, President Biden made a decisive decision."

On the 27th, on KBS's 'Choi Kyung-young's Strongest Current Affairs,' Rep. Ha said, "(The Democratic Party of Korea might even hand over nuclear information to North Korea), many people in the U.S. suspect this. So they cannot trust the Democratic Party, so how can they share nuclear information with South Korea? There was very strong opposition," he said.

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He explained, "The strongest opposition from the U.S. so far has been about pursuing Korean-style nuclear sharing, specifically nuclear information sharing. The reason is that sharing nuclear information is only done with countries that are truly trustworthy," adding, "There was concern that it could fall into North Korea's hands. In the U.S., there is a possibility that the ruling party could change to the Democratic Party, so if this promise is made, wouldn't it have to be kept even when the Democratic Party holds power in South Korea?"

Despite such public opinion, President Biden made a decision to share nuclear information. Rep. Ha said, "The core is nuclear information sharing. So we are not left out," adding, "Until now, the U.S. has not shared any nuclear information at all, and we didn't even know if U.S. nuclear weapons were deployed during joint South Korea-U.S. military exercises."

In response to the host's question about whether there are American politicians worried that nuclear information might fall into North Korea's hands if the Democratic Party comes to power, he said, "Quite a few. I was surprised as I spent several years in the U.S. They have that perception," adding, "They don't say it publicly, but privately they talk about it a lot."

Regarding the host's question about whether the Yoon administration's stance is excessively confrontational toward North Korea, China, and Russia, he said, "Russia and China are somewhat different, but Russia is indeed our enemy. Russia is an enemy of world peace," adding, "It is also an invading country. Therefore, South Korea should clearly set this as a national goal, which is my personal opinion."

He argues that lethal weapons should be provided to Ukraine. Rep. Ha said, "The UK and France participated in the Korean War. Even though it had nothing to do with North Korea, they came because they claim to be global leadership countries," adding, "If we provide weapons, there will be friction with Russia, but that is a risk we must accept. We now consider ourselves a G7 country and should contribute internationally at the level of the UK, France, and Germany, playing a role in protecting human rights and democracy in the international community."

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