Hiroshima Report 202421. South Korea ■Non-Nuclear-Weapon State
| Nuclear Disarmament | 20 Points | Full Points 48 | 41.7 % |
| Change compared to the Hiroshima Report 2023 0 | |||
| South Korea advocates the “progressive approach” toward a world without nuclear weapons, through incremental practical measures. It has not signed the TPNW. It has increased reliance on extended (nuclear) deterrence. It has ratified the CTBT and advocated immediate commencement of negotiation of an FMCT. South Korea has engaged in promoting the CTBT’s entry into force, and developing its verification systems. It participates in the IPNDV. It also actively advocates nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation education. | |||
| Nuclear Non-Proliferation | 51 Points | Full Points 61 | 83.6 % |
| Change compared to the Hiroshima Report 2023 0 | |||
| South Korea acceded to the IAEA Additional Protocol, and has applied the integrated safeguards. An appropriate export controls has also been implemented. With North Korea’s rapid development of nuclear weapons and missiles, South Korea occasionally implied an interest in acquiring nuclear weapons. Still, the country has stated that it has no intension of doing so. | |||
| Nuclear Security | 32 Points | Full Points 38 | 84.2 % |
| Change compared to the Hiroshima Report 2023 3 | |||
| South Korea has ratified all nuclear security-related conventions and established a national implementation system for A/CPPNM. It hosted an IPPAS mission in 2014. South Korea has participated in almost all INFCIRC initiatives and continues to contribute to the NSF. South Korea is one of the few countries that has taken cyber security measures and is one of the most advanced in its efforts. There is room for enhancing nuclear security culture. | |||
