U.S. and South Korean defense officials met in Seoul this week to discuss how conventional ROK forces will coordinate with American nuclear forces to deter and defend against North Korean attack.

The biannual Korea-U.S. Integrated Defense Dialogue (KIDD) on Monday took place as the allies look to update their decade-old strategy on countering the DPRK by the end of this year.

According to a joint press release, the two sides agreed that the U.S. Strategic Command (U.S. STRATCOM) responsible for strategic nuclear deterrence and U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) will collaborate with the ROK Strategic Command, which is set to