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US, South Korea open to expanded military drills to deter North Korea
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SEOUL, 22 May 2022, (TON): US President Joe Biden and South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol said “after meeting Saturday that they will consider expanded military exercises to deter the nuclear threat from North Korea at a time when there’s little hope of real diplomacy on the matter.”
Yoon affirmed in remarks at a news conference that their shared goal is the complete denuclearization of North Korea.
The US and South Korea issued a joint statement that said they were committed to a “rules-based international order” following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The statement likely sets the stage for how the US and its allies will address any challenges with North Korea.
The statement may draw an angry response from North Korea, which had defended its nuclear weapons and missile development on what it perceives as US threats and long described the U.S-South Korea military exercises as invasion rehearsals, although the allies have described the drills as defensive.
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