Some South Koreans are questioning how well the U.S. would defend Seoul against a nuclear attack, two members of its National Assembly said Thursday. The “Korean public is less confident about the alliance” now as Pyongyang continues to test cruise and ballistic missiles and China rapidly increases its nuclear arsenal, said Jae-jung Lee, chair of a key technology committee in the National Assembly, speaking at the Woodrow Wilson Center Thursday. The rising support from 60 to 70 percent of the population “to self-protect ourselves” is surprisingly coming from Koreans who don’t believe Seoul is behind Pyongyang in military capabilities, as well … Continue reading South Korean Public Growing Uneasy With North Korean Nuclear Threat, U.S. Role in Protection, Officials Say