Jumping the gun: South Korea’s mixed messaging on Japan and nuke planning talks



Analysis Jumping the gun: South Korea’s mixed messaging on Japan and nuke planning talks A nuclear consulting group between US, ROK and Japan difficult pill to swallow in Seoul despite potential benefits James Fretwell May 26, 2023 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON A B-52 Stratofortress leads a formation of aircraft during Baltic Operations 2016 \| Image: Erin Babis / U.S. Air Force Over the past few days, the Yoon Suk-yeol administration has delivered mixed messages on whether it wants to include Japan in its new Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) with the U.S. Presidents Yoon Suk-yeol and Joe Biden announced the NCG during their summit in Washington last month to “strengthen extended deterrence, discuss nuclear and strategic planning and manage the threat to the nonproliferation regime” posed by North Korea. Over the past few days, the Yoon Suk-yeol administration has delivered mixed messages on whether it wants to include Japan in its new Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) with the U.S. Presidents Yoon Suk-yeol and Joe Biden announced the NCG during their summit in Washington last month to “strengthen extended deterrence, discuss nuclear and strategic planning and manage the threat to the nonproliferation regime” posed by North Korea. Become a member for less than $5.75 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis 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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Jumping the gun: South Korea’s mixed messaging on Japan and nuke planning talks

A nuclear consulting group between US, ROK and Japan difficult pill to swallow in Seoul despite potential benefits

James Fretwell May 26, 2023

Jumping the gun: South Korea’s mixed messaging on Japan and nuke planning talks

A B-52 Stratofortress leads a formation of aircraft during Baltic Operations 2016 | Image: Erin Babis / U.S. Air Force

Over the past few days, the Yoon Suk-yeol administration has delivered mixed messages on whether it wants to include Japan in its new Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) with the U.S.

Presidents Yoon Suk-yeol and Joe Biden announced the NCG during their summit in Washington last month to “strengthen extended deterrence, discuss nuclear and strategic planning and manage the threat to the nonproliferation regime” posed by North Korea.

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