Tired of U.S. Dependence, South Korea Seeks to Build-and Sell-Its Own Weapons

Tired of U.S. Dependence, South Korea Seeks to Build—and Sell—Its Own Weapons The military is turning its focus to domestic research and development and seeking to become a major arms supplier, and that is scaring North Korea. BY MORTEN SOENDERGAARD LARSEN | NOVEMBER 1, 2019

"It certainly sends a message to South Korea regarding cost-sharing talks: past loyalty means nothing," Jeffrey Robertson, an expert in South Korean diplomacy at Seoul's Yonsei University, told Voice of America in a recent report.

米国もあてにならんし、輸出依存国の韓国として、独自の武器を作って世界に売り出すつもりだ、と。