U.S., South Korea Agree To Cooperate In Strategic Planning For The Use Of Nuclear Weapons

 

New York Times: U.S. and South Korea Agree to Cooperate on Nuclear Weapons 

WASHINGTON — The United States will give South Korea a central role for the first time in strategic planning for the use of nuclear weapons in any conflict with North Korea, in return for an agreement that Seoul will not pursue its own nuclear weapons arsenal, American officials said. 

The agreement, which the two sides are calling the Washington Declaration, is a centerpiece of this week’s state visit by President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea, who will appear with President Biden at the White House on Wednesday.  

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