SEOUL, South Korea — Is North Korea preparing to deploy tactical nuclear weapons along its tense border with rival South Korea, which is only a short drive from the 26 million people living in and around Seoul, its capital? That's how it looks to many experts paying close attention to a high-profile North Korean military meeting this week. North Korea has a history of escalating threats and provocations when a new government is inaugurated in South Korea or the United States to create a potentially favorable environment for future negotiations. But nuclear weapons on the front lines would complicate how South Korea responds to any future North Korean provocation. “The deployment of tactical nuclear weapons means that North Korea’s nuclear threat would be right in front of us.”What's next?

Source: The North Africa Journal June 24, 2022 19:27 UTC