US-South Korea Summit: Biden to pledge steps to deter North Korean nuclear attack
(VOVWORLD) -At a summit next week with South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol, US President Joe Biden will pledge "substantial" steps to underscore the US commitment to deter a North Korean nuclear attack on South Korea, a senior US official said on Friday.
 US President Joe Biden (left) and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol at a press conference in Seoul, South Korea, in May 2022. (Photo: Reuters) |
Yoon's week-long state visit from Monday comes at a time when more South Korean think their country should develop its nuclear arsenal to guard against attack by nuclear-armed North Korea.
In a poll recently released by the Asan Institute for Policy Studies in Seoul, 64.3% of South Koreans supported developing nuclear weapons with 33.3% opposed
On Friday, the US and South Korea conducted joint air exercises. A video provided by South Korea's Ministry of National Defense shows multiple US and South Korean warplanes flying in aerial formations and pilots attending pre-flight briefing.