South Korea's Ministry of Defense has announced that it will conduct a military exercise with the United States in February assuming a nuclear threat from North Korea, hoping to strengthen "extended deterrence" by military power including the United States' nuclear force.
This was announced by South Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong-seop at a press conference on the 11th.
According to that, the defense authorities of both the United States and South Korea will conduct a tabletop exercise in February assuming a nuclear threat from North Korea.
Although no specific details were mentioned at the press conference, the South Korean news agency Yonhap News reported that the warfare exercise would be held in the United States, and that North Korea would use nuclear weapons and confirm the response of both the United States and South Korea. I'm here.
In addition, Lee's Defense Minister revealed that the US and South Korean forces will conduct similar map exercises in May this year.
In a speech at the end of the year, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un indicated that he would mass-produce tactical nuclear weapons and rapidly increase the number of nuclear warheads he possesses, further accelerating nuclear and missile development. I am making my stance clear.
In the future, the South Korean Ministry of Defense will increase the frequency with which the US military's strategic weapons are deployed around the Korean Peninsula. I would like to strengthen the