Biden to Unveil New ‘Extended Deterrence’ Measures Against North Korea During Summit With Yoon
U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol this week will announce a new suite of “major deliverables on extended deterrence” aimed at “denuclearizing” North Korea, White House officials said on Monday.
“The two leaders will have an extensive discussion about reinforced and enhanced extended deterrence commitments,” National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said during a White House press conference.
Declining to discuss details regarding what “reinforced and enhanced” deterrence measures the leaders will announce, Sullivan would only say they include “major deliverables on extended deterrence” and will be revealed during a 70th anniversary celebration of the US-ROK defense treaty with Yoon on April 26….