Jeongmin Kim is Executive Director at Korea Risk Group, based in Seoul. She covers inter-Korean relations and North and South Korean foreign and military affairs. Kim has covered the 2022 ROK presidential election on the ground, and prior to joining NK News, she worked for the CSIS Korea Chair in Washington D.C. and Reuters news agency’s Seoul bureau.
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US defense secretary pledged earlier this week to continue deploying strategic assets to Seoul
DPRK foreign ministry criticizes deployment of US strategic assets, as ROK conducts joint air drills with US bomber
In meeting with Pentagon chief, South Korean president also calls for expanding scale of upcoming joint military drills
Lloyd Austin stresses US extended deterrence when asked about talk of South Korea developing nuclear weapons
Kwon Young-se says president stressed Seoul’s ‘will’ to defend against North Korea by floating ROK nuclearization
Joint Chiefs of Staff says DPRK has not responded to miscue, though both sides have exchanged gunfire in past
Statement by North Korean leader’s sister comes week after White House presented evidence of DPRK arms sales to Russia
In report to president, unification ministry also announces it will update 30-year-old unification framework
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