Yoon says South Korea, US discussing exercises using nuclear assets

The Chosun Ilbo newspaper quotes the South Korean president as saying that the joint planning and exercises would be aimed at a more effective implementation of the US 'extended deterrence.'

SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea and the United States are discussing possible joint planning and exercises using US nuclear assets in the face of, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said in a newspaper interview.

The term means the ability of the US military, particularly its nuclear forces, to deter attacks on US allies. Yoon’s remarks come a day after North Korean state media reported that its leader Kim Jong Un called for developing new intercontinental ballistic missiles and an “exponential increase” of the country’s nuclear arsenal to counter US-led threats amid flaring tension between the rival Koreas.

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