What could increased tension on the Korean peninsula lead to? | Inside Story

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S Korea spends big on defence because of a hostile neighbour.

Failure to shoot down North Korean drones in its airspace on Monday has caused alarm.

The military has apologised and President Yoon Suk Yeol says the incident shows a lack of readiness.

Pyongyang has tested at least 90 missiles this year.

How serious could increased militarisation be for the region?

Presenter: Imran Khan

Guests:

Mason Richey – Associate Professor of International Politics, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul

Edward Howell – Lecturer in Politics, New College, University of Oxford

Lawrence Korb, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress, Washington DC.

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North Korea, officially the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, is a country in East Asia constituting the northern part of the Korean Peninsula.

Pyongyang is the country’s capital and largest city.

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