It does introduce a dependency on South Korea's ability to defend its democracy, though.
It was very funny watching the South Korean legislators holding off the Korean seals by barricading the doors with chairs.
The plant will keep running regardless of events on the other side of Eurasia - during a war South Korea would want the revenue, especially from a locale safe from attack. If SK lost - an awful outcome - it wouldn't be sudden.
But by that argument the EU holds all the cards because nobody can do what ASML can do. So everyone is dependent on the EU.