Headline Roundup • April 26th, 2023
US to Send Nuclear Submarines to South Korea to Deter Threat From North Korea
Summary from the AllSides News Team
The United States will send nuclear submarines to South Korea to deter the nuclear threat from North Korea, according to U.S. officials.
Key Details: President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will sign the agreement, dubbed the Washington Declaration, on Wednesday during Yoon's visit to the U.S. It will give South Korea a voice in U.S. contingency planning to deter and respond to any regional nuclear incident.
Key Quote: "This is modeled after what we did with European allies during the height of the Cold War in similar periods of potential external threat," said one senior Biden administration official.
For Context: The agreement will mark the first time in 40 years that nuclear-armed submarines have been sent to South Korea, and it comes amid heightened anxiety about the growing arsenal of bombs, missiles, and underwater attack drones in North Korea.
How the Media Covered it: Sources across the political spectrum covered the U.S. sending nuclear ballistic submarines to South Korea, with all sides noting that the increase of military assets to South Korea will be on a temporary basis.
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The United States will deploy nuclear-armed submarines to South Korea for the first time in decades — part of a new agreement that will signal Washington's commitment to defend Seoul against rising nuclear threats from North Korea, U.S. officials said.
The plan to dock the ballistic missile submarines in South Korea, which hasn't happened since the 1980s, headlines an effort to make U.S. deterrence against Kim Jong Un's regime "more visible," according to senior administration officials. It will also see the U.S. vow to give its ally a greater role in any response to a potential nuclear attack.
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The U.S. will deploy nuclear submarines to South Korea for the first time in 40 years under a new agreement that strengthens Washington’s commitment to defend Seoul against nuclear threats from North Korea, White House officials said.
The White House said the agreement — dubbed the Washington Declaration — is the most significant arrangement since the Cold War.
President Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will sign the agreement on Wednesday as part of Mr. Yoon’s state visit to the United States.
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President Joe Biden and South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol are expected to agree on Wednesday to deepen collaboration meant to deter nuclear escalation by North Korea amid heightened anxiety about its growing arsenal of missiles and bombs, U.S. officials said.
Besides the pomp and pageantry the White House has scheduled, the two allies are using the first formal state visit by a South Korean leader in more than a decade to send a warning to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
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