South Korea Seeks Joint Exercises With US Using Nuclear Assets: PM Yoon

South Korea Seeks Joint Exercises With US Using Nuclear Assets: PM Yoon
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol speaks during a ceremony marking Korean Memorial Day at the Seoul National cemetery on June 6, 2022. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images
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South Korea’s president said Monday that his nation is in talks with the United States about possible joint exercises using U.S. nuclear assets, after North Korea called for “an exponential increase” in its nuclear arsenal.

“Nuclear weapons belong to the United States, but information sharing, planning, and training must be jointly conducted by South Korea and the United States,” President Yoon Suk-yeol told Chosun Ilbo newspaper.