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.
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.
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