Washington and Seoul have vowed to join forces and strengthen their joint military capabilities to thwart North Korea’s nuclear threat in the Korean Peninsula.
ChannelNewsAsia said that In a statement released by the White House on Sunday, US President Donald Trump and South Korea’s acting president Hwang Kyo-Ahn have agreed to step up their joint defense of Seoul against the nuclear threat from the belligerent state.
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“President Trump reiterated the ironclad commitment to defend South Korea, including the provision of extended deterrence, using the full range of military capabilities,” the White House told the news agency.
THAAD Deployment
The statement added that the two leaders have reiterated their commitment to strengthening their defense ties to defend South Korea which includes the US deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system on Korean soil.
