US strategic assets to be ‘constant’ presence in South Korea to deter North



News US strategic assets to be ‘constant’ presence in South Korea to deter North Allied defense chiefs pledge more ‘large-scale’ exercises amid week of record missile launches and drills on peninsula Colin Zwirko November 4, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Defense chiefs Austin and Lee in front of a B-1B bomber at Joint Base Andrews on Nov. 3 \| Image: ROK MND The U.S. will make deployment of nuclear strategic assets to South Korea “constant” and “routine” in response to North Korean military actions, the top military officials from Seoul and Washington said after bilateral talks on Thursday. U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and his South Korean counterpart Lee Jong-Sup also promised to conduct “large-scale field exercises” and include a “DPRK nuclear use scenario” in tabletop exercises next year to counter recent North Korean “threats” and “provocations.” The U.S. will make deployment of nuclear strategic assets to South Korea “constant” and “routine” in response to North Korean military actions, the top military officials from Seoul and Washington said after bilateral talks on Thursday. U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and his South Korean counterpart Lee Jong-Sup also promised to conduct “large-scale field exercises” and include a “DPRK nuclear use scenario” in tabletop exercises next year to counter recent North Korean “threats” and “provocations.” Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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US strategic assets to be ‘constant’ presence in South Korea to deter North

Allied defense chiefs pledge more ‘large-scale’ exercises amid week of record missile launches and drills on peninsula

Colin Zwirko November 4, 2022

US strategic assets to be ‘constant’ presence in South Korea to deter North

Defense chiefs Austin and Lee in front of a B-1B bomber at Joint Base Andrews on Nov. 3 | Image: ROK MND

The U.S. will make deployment of nuclear strategic assets to South Korea “constant” and “routine” in response to North Korean military actions, the top military officials from Seoul and Washington said after bilateral talks on Thursday.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and his South Korean counterpart Lee Jong-Sup also promised to conduct “large-scale field exercises” and include a “DPRK nuclear use scenario” in tabletop exercises next year to counter recent North Korean “threats” and “provocations.”

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