Sunday, September 8, 2013

S. Korea, U.S. draw up N. Korean nuclear deterrence plan

We should keep in mind that the priority of the ROK/US Alliance is deterrence (until it fails then it becomes fight and win).
V/R
Dave

S. Korea, U.S. draw up N. Korean nuclear deterrence plan


Published : 2013-09-08 09:26
Updated : 2013-09-08 09:26
South Korea and the United States have completed a draft of a joint military plan that outlines how to handle the North Korean nuclear threat, a government source said Sunday.

South Korean and U.S. officials have prepared a customized deterrence plan over the last 10 months, which will be signed at the Security Consultative Meeting between the two nation's defense chiefs slated for Oct. 2, the source said.

"The deterrence plan can be considered equivalent to an operational plan," another source said, requesting anonymity.

"Making an official document detailing the U.S. nuclear umbrella reflects its firm commitment against North Korea's atomic weapons threat."

The written plan encompasses political, diplomatic and military measures to specify how to provide a nuclear umbrella on the Korean Peninsula in the case of North Korean nuclear provocations.

Seoul's defense ministry reported to parliament that Pyongyang has made considerable progress in developing a fairly robust nuclear program in the past three years and is capable of making atomic weapons at any time.
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