At a summit next week with South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol U.S. President Joe Biden will pledge “substantial” steps to underscore the U.S. commitment to deter a North Korean nuclear attack on South Korea, a senior U.S. official said. | Reuters
“President Biden will … be talking substantial steps to underscore that, to update it, to make clear that everyone has little doubt of our commitment to standing with South Korea, even in the face of provocation from North Korea, saber rattling from Russia, and frankly ambitions for a nuclear buildup on the part of China,” he said.
The official did not elaborate except to say the moves would involve “a variety of things from certain kinds of computations, more with respect to our actual activities, and some high-level engagements between the United States and South Korea.” The survey showed 52.9% of South Koreans were confident the United States would use nuclear weapons to defend South Korea in the event of a nuclear attack by North Korea. But the number dropped to 43.1% when respondents were asked if they thought the U.S. would risk its safety to defend South Korea, with 54.2% saying the U.S. would not take such risks.
“But we also recognize like every country they have to make those decisions based on their own calculations,” he said.The official said North Korea’s human rights situation, which Yoon has made a focus would likely be a subject of discussion at the summit.
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