Revisions to U.S.-ROK Tailored Deterrence Strategy Emphasize Nuclear Threat

Yoon Seok-youl emphasizes the threat of North Korea-Russia cooperation before departing for the U.S. and APEC summit.

The new tailored deterrence strategy that United States and the Republic of Korea promulgated emphasizes the threat of a North Korean nuclear attack and the deterrence effects of America’s nuclear capabilities. This is just one of many actions the U.S. has taken in an attempt to reassure South Koreans as a large majority support establishing a Korean nu…