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‘US, S Korea may hold nuke drill amid N Korea threat’
Updated On: 03 January, 2023 08:59 AM IST | Seoul | Agencies
Says South Korean president; while weapons belong to US, exercises and training will be conducted jointly
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South Korea staged large-scale military drills to simulate shooting down drones to bolster its readiness against N Korean provocations. Pic/AP
South Korea and the United States are discussing possible joint planning and exercises using US nuclear assets in the face of North Korea’s growing nuclear and missile threats, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said in an interview. Yoon was quoted in the Chosun Ilbo newspaper saying the joint planning and exercises would be aimed at a more effective implementation of the US “extended deterrence.”
The term means the ability of the US military, particularly its nuclear forces, to deter attacks on US allies. “The nuclear weapons belong to the United States, but planning, information sharing, exercises and training should be jointly conducted by South Korea and the United States,” Yoon said, adding Washington is also “quite positive” about the idea.
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