Biden and South Korea's new president, Yoon Suk-yeol, signaled that they will consider enlarged joint military exercises to deter North Korea, which is seeking to expand its nuclear arsenal.
since 2017. U.S. officials have also warned that Pyongyang may be on the verge of resuming nuclear weapons tests.During a press conference after a meeting with Yoon, Biden said the U.S. and South Korea's economic and military relationship shows “our readiness to take on all threats together," according to AP., said the alliance “was forged in blood on the battlefield of the Korean War.
U.S. officials have warned that Kim Jong Un’s government has been making preparations at North Korea's underground Punggye-ri nuclear test site. The activity indicates North Korea may be on the verge of resuming underground nuclear weapons testing. Despite heightened tensions from its missile tests and nuclear test preparations, Biden again offered North Korea coronavirus vaccines to
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