April 25, 2024
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US and ROK convene high-level defense dialogue on North Korean nuclear threats

Officials pledge to improve capabilities and strengthen coordination, as DPRK launches another long-range missile

U.S. and South Korean defense officials convened for a two-day meeting this week to discuss combined readiness against North Korean nuclear and missile threats and other alliance issues, according to Seoul and Washington.

The 22nd Korea-U.S. Integrated Defense Dialogue (KIDD) concluded the same day that North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile that prompted evacuation alerts in Hokkaido, Japan.

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