Biden, South Korea’s Yoon Issue ‘Extended Deterrence’ Pledge Aimed at North Korea
The United States has had no success in persuading the North Korean regime to denuclearize, but a new deal reaffirming a 70-year treaty will keep South Korea from building its own nuclear arsenal.
In exchange for South Korea’s commitment to remain in compliance with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, the United States will double down on the “nuclear” component of its “nuclear deterrence” strategy against Kim Jong Un’s regime.
The shift from “denuclearization” to “nuclear deterrence” in dealing with North Korea was the key distinction in the “Washington Declaration” unveiled by U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol after a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the U.S.–South Korea alliance in Washington on April 26….