U.S. and South Korea coordinating potential responses to North Korea provocation -White House

Record ID: 1705045

  • Title: U.S. and South Korea coordinating potential responses to North Korea provocation -White House
  • Date: 3rd January 2023
  • Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (JANUARY 3, 2023) (REUTERS) WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY, KARINE JEAN-PIERRE, AT LECTERN JEAN-PIERRE DURING BRIEFING (SOUNDBITE) (English) WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY, KARINE JEAN-PIERRE, SAYING: "So, just want to be very clear, just to reiterate what the President (Biden) said yesterday, we're not discussing joint nuclear exercises. The ROK (Republic of Korea) is a non-nuclear weapons state, so just want to be very clear on what the President was saying. It is very much how it stands. But following their meeting in Cambodia, President Biden and President Yoon (Suk-yeol) tasked their teams to plan for an effective, coordinated response to a range of scenarios, including nuclear use by North Korea. And so that is what the teams are working on and what President Yoon was clearly referencing when he made his comments yesterday. I will point you to the statement, he also made that clear in his most recent statement. So the United States is fully committed to our alliance with the ROK and providing extended deterrence through the full range of U.S. defense capabilities." JEAN-PIERRE DURING BRIEFING
  • Embargoed: 17th January 2023 21:00
  • Keywords: North Korea South Korea U.S. Washngton White House nuclear
  • Location: WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES
  • City: WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES
  • Country: US
  • Topics: North America,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001021103012023RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: The U.S. and South Korea are planning for a coordinated response to a range of scenarios, including nuclear use by North Korea, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said on Tuesday (January 3).
    North Korea tested an unprecedented number of missiles last year, including an intercontinental ballistic missile designed to reach the U.S. mainland, in defiance of international sanctions.
    (Production: Paul Vieira)
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