(CPOD) Nov. 17, 2004 – In the event of military action by the United States against North Korea, some South Korean adults would support their neighbouring nation, according to a poll by the Frontier Times published in Dong-a Ilbo. While 49.1 per cent of respondents say their country should side with the U.S., 20 per cent would back North Korea.
(CPOD) Nov. 17, 2004 – In the event of military action by the United States against North Korea, some South Korean adults would support their neighbouring nation, according to a poll by the Frontier Times published in Dong-a Ilbo. While 49.1 per cent of respondents say their country should side with the U.S., 20 per cent would back North Korea.
Diplomatic relations between the North and South have been strained since the end of the Korean War. A one-mile demilitarized zone has separated the countries since 1953.
Iraq, Iran and North Korea were branded as part of an “axis of evil” by U.S. president George W. Bush in January 2002. The U.S., China, Japan, Russia and South Korea, have held three rounds of talks with North Korea to discuss the country’s nuclear program.
A recent report by the independent International Crisis Group (ICG) concluded that North Korea’s nuclear program “almost certainly has enough bombs to deter an attack and still have some to sell to other states or even terrorist groups” and called for a new rationale for negotiations.
Polling Data
In case of conflict between the United States and North Korea, which country should South Korea side with?
United States | 49.1% |
North Korea | 20.0% |
Don’t know | 30.6% |
Source: Frontier Times / Dong-a Ilbo
Methodology: Interviews to 1,001 South Korean adults, conducted on Nov. 12 and Nov. 13, 2004. Margin of error is 3.1 per cent.
