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Urgent tasks for the Missile Strategic Command against North Korea’s nuclear threat (KOR)

Bigger missile stockpiles, survivable launchers and AI-driven strike networks are necessary to deter Pyongyang.

2026.9.18

Urgent tasks for the Missile Strategic Command against North Korea’s nuclear threat

Bigger missile stockpiles, survivable launchers and AI-driven strike networks are necessary to deter Pyongyang.

2026.9.17

North Korea steps up criticism of South-U.S. deterrence plan

North Korean workers and members of social groups have joined the North's criticism of a recent summit agreement between South Korea and the United States on strengthening U.S. extended deterrence, according to state media Thursday.

2023.5.4

In light of North Korea's escalating military threats, South Korea and the United States agreed last year to increase the rotation of U.S. strategic assets deployed to the Korean Peninsula, such as the two B-1B supersonic bombers at the top of the formation in this photo. [REPUBLIC OF KOREA AIR FORCE]

Questions about 'ironclad' commitment lead to impossible nuke solution

South Korean politicians have made headlines in recent months by calling for an independent nuclear deterrent in a shift that experts say is driven by questions about the reliability of Washington's “ironclad” commitment to defend Seoul.

2023.4.24

[Editorial] Securing nuclear deterrence is top priority

Seoul must ensure trust in Washington’s extended deterrence through the nuclear umbrella.

2023.3.9

What does extended deterrence mean?

A new chapter has opened in the field of cooperation between Korea and the United States on extended deterrence.

2022.9.19

Gen. Won in-choul, chairman of Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), and Gen. Robert Abrams, the outgoing commander of the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK), take part in an honor guard ceremony hosted by the JCS at its headquarters in Yongsan District, central Seoul, Tuesday. Abrams led the USFK since November 2018, and Gen. Paul LaCamera will succeed him in a change of command ceremony slated for Friday. Abrams said he will continue to actively support the “ironclad” bilateral alliance. [JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF]

U.S. House bill could restrict troop drawdown to 22,000

A bill was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives restricting the drawdown of U.S. troops in Korea to a floor of 22,000, which is 6,500 lower than a cap set under the current National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

2021.6.29

Tag: nuclear deterrence

nuclear deterrence

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