The South Koreans wish for reunification with North Korea. A reunified Korea would be a peaceful Korea. Currently, there exists between the two nations a heavily guarded demilitarized zone; this zone serves as a border. The demilitarized zone could be eliminated, and troops sent home, if the two nations were to reunite and establish peace. US troops currently stationed in South Korea could also withdraw if communist North Korea was no longer a threat to South Korean democracy and independence. When North and South Korea were divided as a result of World War II and the Korean War, many families were divided. Some family members are in the north while others are located in the south. Were the two countries to unify, families could also reunite and have to ability to visit each other at will. North Korea and South Korea united as one nation would be stronger politically and economically than each nation separately. Currently, North Korea suffers from economic sanctions imposed by the United States. If North Korea would abandon their nuclear projects and the two Koreas could reunite, the United States could drop the sanctions and the people of all Korea would benefit greatly.
South Korea wishes to have a more stable region and in order to do this North Korea must give up its nuclear proliferation plans. As North Korea continues to increase these plans it makes South Korea and Japan and other countries of that region nervous. There are some people in Japan who want Japan to develop their own nuclear power. Also there are those in Taiwan and South Korea who feel they should develop nuclear power. If these countries all begin to expand nuclear power which of course will lead to nuclear weapons it will have a destabilizing effect on the region. With the reunification of both Koreas there would be no need for North Korea to feel it has to defend itself against the South Korean people. Also allies of South Korea would become allies of an integrated Korea. This would increase stabilization of the Korean peninsula and in turn help to keep things stable in the Asian Theater.
