May 5 (Asia Today) -- A close ally of U.S. President Donald Trump has argued that restricting South Korea's access to nuclear technology is a "strategic mistake," calling for expanded cooperation between the two countries.
According to a report released Tuesday by the Institute for National Security Strategy, Fred Fleitz, a former chief of staff of the National Security Council during Trump's first administration and vice chair of the America First Policy Institute, made the recommendation in a policy brief.
Fleitz noted that North Korea has amassed roughly 50 nuclear weapons in violation of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and said limiting South Korea's access to nuclear-related technology under such conditions undermines effective deterrence.
"Restricting South Korea's access to necessary nuclear technology while North Korea advances is not a responsible nonproliferation policy but a strategic miscalculation," he said.
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