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Yoon says US could use nukes to defend Seoul, muddying waters around summit deal

Expert says ROK president is misrepresenting allies’ posture on North Korean attack by overemphasizing nuclear response

The U.S. and South Korea will meet any North Korean use of nuclear weapons against Seoul with an “overwhelming response” that could include U.S. nuclear weapons, ROK President Yoon Suk-yeol said Thursday, appearing to misrepresent the allies’ latest summit agreement.

Yoon made the comments while visiting the Pentagon for a briefing on readiness against North Korea, a day after his second summit with U.S. counterpart Joe Biden in Washington.

“If North Korea attempts to use nuclear weapons, it will face a decisive and overwhelming response by the ROK-U.S. alliance and the ROK armed forces, including U.S. nuclear capability,” Yoon said,