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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Trevor Hunnicutt, Steve Holland and David Brunnstrom

South Korea, US to share nuclear planning to deter North Korean threat

U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol hold a joint news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S. April 26, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

The United States on Wednesday pledged to give South Korea more insight into its nuclear planning over any conflict with North Korea amid anxiety over Pyongyang's growing arsenal of missiles and bombs.

The announcement, which included a renewed pledge by Seoul not to pursue a nuclear bomb of its own, emerged from White House talks between U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol that covered issues including North Korea, semiconductor chips and trade, and the Ukraine war.

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