Washington’s Korea crisis was driven by global proliferation fears, not local ones

Evidence

Rather than keeping the peace and making the Korean peninsula safer, U.S. bases may be contributing to a state of heightened tension that has made the outbreak of war more likely and peace more difficult to achieve. In fact, there’s a reasonable argument that it’s been in the interest (conscious or unconscious) of some U.S. officials to maintain a state of war, to have a justification for maintaining troops and bases in Korea and thus on the Asian mainland. — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 1046 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Some U.S. officials may benefit from perpetuating Korean tensions. — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 1046

Broader Connections

• Some U.S. officials may benefit from perpetuating Korean tensions. #complicates (0.75) — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 1046