The US will give Seoul detailed insights into, and a voice in, US contingency planning to deter and respond to any nuclear incident in the region through a US-ROK Nuclear Consultative Group.
WASHINGTON, DC, USA – The United States on Wednesday, April 26, pledged to give South Korea more insight into its nuclear planning over any conflict with North Korea amid anxiety over Pyongyang’s growing arsenal of missiles and bombs.
Biden reiterated the US offer to North Korea to hold talks over its nuclear and missile programs, which has been ignored by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.Deterring North Korea Washington will also deploy a ballistic-missile submarine to South Korea in a show of force, the first such submarine visit since the 1980s, U.S. officials said.“I have absolute authority as commander in chief and the sole authority to use a nuclear weapon, but … what the declaration means is that we’re going to make every effort to consult with our allies when it’s appropriate, if any action is so called for,” he said.
Even so, increasing Seoul’s involvement in nuclear deliberations should allow Yoon to argue to his domestic audience that Washington is taking Seoul’s concerns seriously. Yoon’s is only the second state visit Biden has hosted since taking office two years ago – the first such guest was France’s president.
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