South Korea and weapons of mass destruction
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South Korea has the raw materials and equipment to produce a nuclear weapon. However, it has not opted to make one.[1] South Korea has continued on a stated policy of non-proliferation of nuclear weapons since 2004 and has adopted a policy to maintain a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula. By contrast, North Korea has and is developing additional nuclear weapons.
In August 2004, South Korea revealed the extent of its highly secretive and sensitive nuclear research programs to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), including some experiments which were conducted without the obligatory reporting to the IAEA called for by South Korea's safeguards agreement.[2] The IAEA Secretariat reported the failure to report to IAEA Board of Governors.[3] However, the IAEA Board of Governors decided to not make a formal finding of noncompliance.[4]