Despite
calls from some US hawks to deploy nuclear weapons to South Korea
following Pyongyang’s recent test, the US special envoy to South
Korea has dismissed the idea. On Tuesday, the United States flew B-1B
Lancer bombers over Osan Air base in South Korea. The flyover by the
nuclear-weapon-capable aircraft was meant as a show of solidarity
after Pyongyang’s recent nuclear test.
[...]
But
some have called for even more active measures, including additional
sanctions and redeploying US nukes to the peninsula. On Tuesday,
however, Sung Kim, the US special envoy, dismissed calls for
reintroducing nuclear weapons.
"I
think both our leaders, and perhaps more importantly our military
experts, have determined that there is no need to reintroduce nuclear
weapons on the Korean peninsula," he told reporters, following a
meeting with South Korean counterpart Kim Hong-kyu, according to
Korea Joongang Daily.
The
diplomat nevertheless reiterated Washington’s commitment to Seoul,
and its "unshakable commitment regarding extended deterrence."
During their meeting, the two diplomats discussed the US deployment
of the controversial Terminal High Altitude Area Defense [THAAD}
system, calling it "more than sufficient to deal with the threat
posed by North Korea."
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