South Korea’s Flirtation With Nuclear Arms Piles Pressure on US
- North Korea aims to improve its nuclear strike capabilities
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Almost as quickly as South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol mentioned last week that his nation might need to acquire nuclear weapons, his office clarified that he had no plans to actually do so.
The US also batted away questions from reporters about the remark, with National Security Council spokesman John Kirby reiterating South Korea’s clarification, while saying the two nations are moving forward on “improvements in extended deterrence capabilities.”