US, South Korea May Hold Nuclear Drill Amid North Korea Threat

South Korean president’s remarks got here after Kim Jong Un known as for making new ballistic missiles (File)

Seoul:

South Korea and the USA are discussing doable joint planning and workouts utilizing US nuclear property within the face of North Korea’s rising nuclear and missile threats, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol mentioned in a newspaper interview. The Chosun Ilbo newspaper quoted Yoon as saying the joint planning and workouts could be geared toward a simpler implementation of the US “prolonged deterrence.”

The time period means the flexibility of the US army, notably its nuclear forces, to discourage assaults on US allies.

“The nuclear weapons belong to the USA, however planning, data sharing, workouts and coaching ought to be jointed performed by South Korea and the USA,” Yoon mentioned, including Washington can be “fairly optimistic” concerning the thought.

Yoon’s remarks come a day after North Korean state media reported that its chief Kim Jong Un known as for creating new intercontinental ballistic missiles and a bigger nuclear arsenal to counter US-led threats amid flaring stress between the rival Koreas.

On Sunday, North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile off its east coast, in a uncommon late-night, New Yr’s Day weapons check, following three ballistic missiles launched on Saturday, capping a yr marked by a report variety of missile checks.

Amid speak of South Korea’s personal nuclear armaments, Yoon mentioned sustaining the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons remained necessary.

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