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He also raised the possibility of reintroducing American tactical nuclear weapons to South Korea, a step that his government has said in recent weeks it is no longer pursuing.
The importance of the new declaration to Mr.
Yoon called it an unprecedented expansion and strengthening of the extended deterrence strategy and said that the agreed response to North Koreas threat has never thus far been this strong.
Our two countries have agreed to immediate bilateral presidential consultations in the event of North Koreas nuclear attack and promised to respond swiftly, overwhelmingly, and decisively using the full force of the alliance, including the United States nuclear weapons, Mr.
Yoon said.
The second reason it is important is one the Biden administration is saying little about It edges toward reversing the commitment, going back to the Obama administration, to reduce the role of nuclear weapons in American defense strategy.