Yoon boasts US and South Korea have upgraded to ‘nuclear-based’ alliance



News Yoon boasts US and South Korea have upgraded to ‘nuclear-based’ alliance President stresses military cooperation with US as he honors soldiers who fought against North Korean ‘communist forces’ Jeongmin Kim June 6, 2023 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Yoon Suk-yeol at June 6, 2023 Memorial Day commemoration \| Image: ROK Presidential Office South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol reiterated that the U.S. and South Korea have upgraded their security partnership to a “nuclear-based alliance” in a Memorial Day speech on Tuesday, commemorating soldiers who helped to repel North Korean communists during the Korean War. Yoon’s remark is his latest invocation of a phrase that Seoul officials have used several times since the U.S.-ROK summit in April, when Yoon and President Joe Biden agreed to establish a Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) for joint planning on the use of U.S. nuclear assets. South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol reiterated that the U.S. and South Korea have upgraded their security partnership to a “nuclear-based alliance” in a Memorial Day speech on Tuesday, commemorating soldiers who helped to repel North Korean communists during the Korean War. Yoon’s remark is his latest invocation of a phrase that Seoul officials have used several times since the U.S.-ROK summit in April, when Yoon and President Joe Biden agreed to establish a Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) for joint planning on the use of U.S. nuclear assets. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Yoon boasts US and South Korea have upgraded to ‘nuclear-based’ alliance

President stresses military cooperation with US as he honors soldiers who fought against North Korean ‘communist forces’

Jeongmin Kim June 6, 2023

Yoon boasts US and South Korea have upgraded to ‘nuclear-based’ alliance

Yoon Suk-yeol at June 6, 2023 Memorial Day commemoration | Image: ROK Presidential Office

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol reiterated that the U.S. and South Korea have upgraded their security partnership to a “nuclear-based alliance” in a Memorial Day speech on Tuesday, commemorating soldiers who helped to repel North Korean communists during the Korean War.

Yoon’s remark is his latest invocation of a phrase that Seoul officials have used several times since the U.S.-ROK summit in April, when Yoon and President Joe Biden agreed to establish a Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) for joint planning on the use of U.S. nuclear assets.

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