decades under the shield of america s nuclear umbrella. there s been no policy shift from the government, but from the people, public sentiment is shifting here in south korea. two recent national polls show that two-thirds of south koreans believe they should have their own nuclear weapons. that s a sharp rise from just a few years ago. so, what changed? a tax from north korea that claimed lives. 46 sailors were killed when a torpedo sank a south korean warship in 2010. and a surprise artillery attack on the yongbyon island. they say kim jong-un seemingly uncontrollable ramp up as a failure of western diplomacy with no long-term solution. phillip says more nukes is a dangerous proposal for global security. it is not going to enhance south korea s security. it is going to make south korea less safe.
that s a sharp rise from just a few years ago. so, what changed? a tax from north korea that claimed lives. 46 sailors were killed when a torpedo sank a south korean warship in 2010. and a surprise artillery attack on the yongbyon island. they say kim jong-un seemingly uncontrollable ramp up as a failure of western diplomacy with no long-term solution. phillip says more nukes is a dangerous proposal for global security. it is not going to enhance south korea s security. it is going to make south korea less safe. i think it s not going to prevent north korean provocations, and in the larger respect, it is not going to add to the ability of south korea to
security. it is not going to enhance south korea s security. it is going to make south korea less safe. i think it s not going to prevent north korean provocations, and it s not going to add to the ability of south korea to deter any large scale attack from north korea. many of the, what will happen is that there will be a regional arm race. armed south korea, japan will follow, and then china responds. a region that would tip even more out of balance and out of control. cnn, seoul. our talk back question for you today. will background checks really decrease gun violence? facebook.com/carolcnn or tweet me@carolcnn. are you still sleeping? just wanted to check and make sure that we were on schedule.