[Foreign Policy] 2013-03-15

Will South Korea Go Nuclear? – by Mark Hibbs

*Survey: Asan Daily Poll (Breaking Poll on the North Korean nuclear test)
*Period of data collection – Feb 13-15, 2013
*Sample – Nationwide 1,000 samples over 19 years old
*Result: Support for developing a nuclear weapon in the South:  66.5%

[South China Morning Post] 2013-03-15

Latest crisis has some South Koreans looking at the threats more seriously
*Survey: 2012 Asan Annual Survey
*Period of data collection – Sep 25-Nov 1, 2012
*Sample – Nationwide 1,500 samples over 19 years old
*Result: Probability of renewal of Korean War: 58.8%

North Korea tests new leader of South; Park Geun-hye ‘no softie’ to belligerence

*Survey: Asan Daily Poll (Survey on risk perception)
*Period of data collection – Feb 16-18, 2013
*Sample – Nationwide 1,000 samples over 19 years old
*Result: Threatened by the North Korean nuclear test: 63.2%

[The New York Times] 2013-03-10

South Korea Flirts With Nuclear Ideas as North Blusters

*Survey: Asan Daily Poll (Breaking Poll on the North Korean nuclear test)
*Period of data collection – Feb 13-15, 2013
*Sample – Nationwide 1,000 samples over 19 years old
*Result: Support for developing a nuclear weapon in the South: 66.5%

[The Diplomat] 2013-03-02

Not a Good Idea: American Nukes in South Korea
*Survey: 2012 Asan Annual Survey
*Period of data collection – Sep 25-Nov 1, 2012
*Sample – Nationwide 1,500 samples over 19 years old
*Result: Probability U.S. will use nuclear weapon in response to North Korean nuclear first strike on South Korea: 48%