The defense chiefs of the United States and South Korea vowed to expand military drills and boost nuclear deterrence planning to counter North Korea's weapons development and prevent a war
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was in Seoul for talks as Washington seeks to reassure a key Asian ally over its nuclear commitment amid growing threats from North Korea.in November in Washington, and was due to meet with President Yoon Suk-yeol before flying to the Philippines.
The North's evolving threats have revived calls from some politicians and experts in South Korea for bringing back U.S. tactical nuclear weapons or even a South Korean nuclear programme, though Seoul officials dismissed such a possibility. More than 28,500 American troops are stationed in South Korea as a legacy of the 1950-1953 Korean War, which ended in an armistice, rather than a peace treaty.
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