Ambassador to the United States “South Korea and the United States are holding close consultations on extended deterrence against North Korea and respond strongly to nuclear tests, etc.”

“The ROK and the United States maintain tight coordination to respond strongly to North Korean provocations while consulting closely to strengthen extended deterrence against North Korea,” said Cho Tae-yong, US Ambassador.

Ambassador Cho made this statement at a press conference held at the Korean Cultural Center in Washington DC on the 27th local time, saying, “The situation on the Korean Peninsula is serious.”

“Recently, North Korea has been raising the threat level by launching missiles and artillery fire, and it is shifting responsibility to South Korea and the United States,” he said. I can’t,” he predicted.

In the midst of this, some in Korea are making arguments such as the relocation of tactical nuclear weapons and the permanent deployment of US strategic assets on the Korean Peninsula, but the US is showing a negative stance.

Ambassador Cho explained that following the recent talks between the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Deputy Foreign Ministers, a casual consultation channel between the defense ministers of the Republic of Korea and the United States and the chief nuclear representative of the ROK and the United States is in operation the next week.