SEOUL/WASHINGTON – With South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s state visit to Washington this week cementing 70 years of alliance with the United States, expectations are high that Seoul will finally get what it wants – a stronger US “extended deterrence” against North Korea’s growing nuclear threat.
Extended deterrence refers to the US commitment to deploy a full range of military capabilities, including nuclear arms, to defend an ally.
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