The key part of U.S. President Joe Biden’s visit to Seoul — his bilateral summit with South Korean counterpart Yoon Suk-yeol — wrapped up on Saturday, focusing on economic and trade-related issues. Yet the two leaders also discussed North Korea, and potentially significant military outcomes emerged.

In particular, the two presidents agreed that the U.S. would begin regularly deploying strategic assets to the peninsula again, and that U.S.-ROK forces will explore ramping up joint drills. While Biden reiterated that his administration is open to denuclearization talks with North Korea and offered to provide COVID-