DW: US, South Korea defense chiefs vow to expand cooperation
Lloyd Austin and Lee Jong-sup have agreed to increase joint military drills after a year in which North Korea conducted an unprecedented number of missile tests.
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was in South Korea on Tuesday to hold talks with his counterpart Lee Jong-sup. Seoul has been seeking greater assurances from Washington amidst the growing nuclear threat from North Korea.
Austin said that "tabletop exercises" would ensure allies see North Korean threats on the peninsula "eye-to-eye." He promised that the US "is commited to using the full range of conventional and nuclear deterrants to protect South Korea."
The two countries also affirmed a trilateral defense relationship with Japan, with whom Seoul has long had a strained relationship. Austin said that cooperation with Tokyo "enhances all of our security."
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WNU Editor: Not reported that much in the media is that these joint US-South Korean military drills will also be nuclear drills.
US, South Korea Defence Chiefs Vow To Step Up Military Drills To Counter North Korea
U.S., South Korea Want Peace in Indo-Pacific -- US Department of Defense
US deploying more advanced weapons in response to North Korea threat -- The Hill
US, South Korea Ramping Up Exercises in Response to North Korean Threats -- VOA
US, South Korea vow to ramp up nuclear deterrence in face of North Korea aggression -- FOX News
U.S., South Korea Militaries Carry Out Air Exercises -- Reuters
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