The response to North Korean provocations is being organized.

The United States and South Korea are preparing "a coordinated and concrete response to a series of scenarios, including the use of nuclear weapons by North Korea", a Security Council spokesman said on Tuesday. National White House.

However, he clarified that these preparations would not include “joint nuclear exercises”, since South Korea does not have atomic weapons.

The two allies are "discussing intelligence sharing, joint planning and joint implementation plans that arise from the exploitation of US nuclear assets to deal with North Korea's nuclear weapons", it said. communicated the South Korean presidency a little earlier.

Joint exercises, but not "nuclear"

In an interview with the Chosun Ilbo newspaper published on Monday, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol admitted that the American "nuclear umbrella" and its "extended deterrence" were no longer enough to reassure the South Koreans.

"Nuclear weapons belong to the United States, but preparation, information sharing, exercises and training must be done jointly by South Korea and the United States," the president said, adding that Washington welcomed this idea "rather positively".

But several hours after the publication of this interview, Joe Biden answered with a categorical “no” when asked if the two parties were considering joint nuclear exercises.



Yoon Suk-yeol's office took note of Joe Biden's response but argued that the US president "had no choice but to answer 'No' when asked the question directly (… ) without any context”.

"'Joint nuclear exercise' is an expression used only by nuclear powers," said Kim Eun-hye, spokesperson for the South Korean presidency.

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