US, South Korea Agree to Bolster Extended Deterrence Amid North Korean Threats
The United States and South Korea have agreed on the need to further strengthen U.S. extended deterrence to counter North Korea’s growing nuclear threats, a U.S. defense official said on Tuesday.
Pentagon spokesperson Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said delegates from both nations discussed various approaches on the alliance deterrence posture following their tabletop exercise in Washington last week.
“Both sides concurred on the need to continue to strengthen extended deterrence, including through robust consultative mechanisms and crisis communications, as well as information sharing and joint planning and execution,” he told reporters.
Ryder reiterated U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s pledge to deploy more strategic assets to South Korea in support of their extended deterrence, but he did not go into further detail….