Mr Bolton said restationing US tactical nuclear weapons would help reassure South Koreans, while sending a warning to Pyongyang.
The United States should redeploy tactical nuclear weapons in South Korea to send a clear message to North Korea and alleviate growing calls in the South for developing its own bombs, former US National Security Adviser John Bolton said on Tuesday .
"Having tactical nuclear weapons back on the peninsula would be clear evidence of our resolve and determination to deter North Korea," he told Reuters on the sidelines of a forum hosted by the Asan Institute for Policy Studies in Seoul. Mr Yoon had said during the election campaign that he would ask the US to bring nuclear weapons back to South Korea if necessary, but backtracked after taking office in May. His defence minister, Lee Jong Sup, said in November that Seoul was not considering such a move.
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