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Post by Admin on May 4, 2024 15:44:52 GMT
The ``America First National Security Approach'' criticizes the Biden administration's policies for failing to deter adversaries such as China, Russia, and Iran. It views China as the greatest threat and discusses a security concept of ``peace through strength'' through strengthening military power.
The book begins by stating that under the America First policy, which is ``the Trump administration's governance approach that prioritizes the interests of the American people over the ruling class,'' the United States under the previous administration had ``a period of peace, and for 20 years. "For the first time in history, Japan did not participate in a new war overseas."
However, as a result of the Biden administration's reversal of this approach, ``combined with President Biden's incompetent leadership, the security of the United States and the world has fallen into a dire situation.'' The withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan showed the "weakness of the United States" to hostile forces, and since then Russia has invaded Ukraine, China has coerced Taiwan, North Korea has accelerated its nuclear and missile development, and Iran and its pro-Iranians in the Middle East. "The world is undoubtedly more unstable and dangerous than it was when Trump left office," he said.
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Post by Admin on May 7, 2024 2:32:58 GMT
South Korean calls to acquire nuclear weapons, which were subdued for the past year following steps to strengthen the U.S.-South Korea alliance, are once again bubbling to the surface ahead of the possible return of former U.S. President Donald Trump.
Trump, who appears locked in a tight race with President Joe Biden as November’s election approaches, sparked concern this week after making comments that many Korean media interpreted as a threat to pull U.S. troops from South Korea.
In an interview with Time magazine, Trump lamented that U.S. troops are “in a precarious position” — a reference to nuclear-armed North Korea — and said Seoul should pay much more for U.S. protection.
“Why would we defend somebody … and we’re talking about a very wealthy country,” asked Trump, who elsewhere in the interview said U.S. troops were “in a lot of places they shouldn’t be.”
Those kinds of statements are not new. Trump has long questioned the value and necessity of the U.S. military presence in South Korea.
Trump’s supporters say the comments are simply a negotiating tactic meant to persuade South Korea to pay more for the cost of hosting approximately 28,500 U.S. troops. Trump, they insist, does not intend to abandon Seoul.
South Koreans appear less certain about Trump, who once said he “could go either way” on the idea of U.S. troops staying in South Korea.
Many are also concerned Trump could pursue a deal with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that would effectively recognize the North as a nuclear weapons state.
“We can’t allow this. We must have our own nuclear arsenal, in a limited sense,” Yoon Sang-hyun, a five-term conservative lawmaker, said in a Facebook post this week.
Conservative South Korean newspapers have also begun publishing articles reassessing the idea of nuclear arms — an idea once considered unthinkable.
"The level of concern is really high,” said a researcher at a government-linked think tank in Seoul, who supports South Korea considering nuclear weapons in certain Trump-related scenarios.
“Almost every research institution has a project on preparations for the Trump administration,” said the researcher, who noted growing support among colleagues for acquiring a nuclear deterrent.
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