S.Korea - split the difference

The US and S.Korea now seem to be divided over whether to allow the North peaceful use of nuclear power. Is the South taking the more practical approach by supporting it's neighbor's need for cheap electricity ? While the split has been made public it's not clear if this is a bargaining tactic more from the Chosun Ilbo... Some analysts see the collapsing economy of the North as the real issue, hence the willingness of many to allow nuclear energy a role - anything to bring the economy back from the kind of desperate situation that encourages desperate nuclear brinkmanship more from the BBC...