I think you need to study up on the modern South Korea. Klinger and Radar are no longer there. Korea and Japan are both VERY important trading partners with the United States, with Korea growing more so by the day, even more than Japan.
I’ve been to Korea around a dozen times.
Yeah, a VERY important trading partner of $100bil per year.
That we run a $25 - $30billion annual trade deficit with.
We are VERY important to them, they are a parasite to us.