{"id":2205786,"date":"2024-07-15T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-14T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/?p=2205786"},"modified":"2024-07-14T23:52:36","modified_gmt":"2024-07-14T14:52:36","slug":"us-and-south-korea-ink-new-nuclear-deterrence-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/07\/us-and-south-korea-ink-new-nuclear-deterrence-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"US and South Korea ink new nuclear deterrence guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">U.S. and South Korean officials <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/News\/Releases\/Release\/Article\/3835633\/joint-press-statement-on-the-signing-of-the-nuclear-consultative-group-guidelin\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">signed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> new guidelines for nuclear deterrence and operations on the Korean Peninsula on Thursday. The guidelines aim to strengthen the alliance\u2019s nuclear deterrence policy and posture against North Korean threats.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2024\/07\/11\/joint-statement-by-president-joseph-r-biden-of-the-united-states-of-america-and-president-yoon-suk-yeol-of-the-republic-of-korea-on-u-s-rok-guidelines-for-nuclear-deterrence-and-nuclear-operations-o\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">joint presidential statement<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> reaffirmed that any North Korean nuclear attack against the ROK would face a \u201cswift, overwhelming and decisive response.\u201d It highlighted progress made by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/04\/yoon-lauds-nuclear-progress-at-us-rok-summit-but-critics-remain-unconvinced\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nuclear Consultative Group<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, established in April 2023, in facilitating joint nuclear planning and conventional support for U.S. nuclear operations. The guidelines provide principles for maintaining effective nuclear deterrence and build on efforts to enhance information sharing, crisis consultation and combined exercises.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>WHY IT MATTERS<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new U.S.-South Korea nuclear deterrence guidelines reaffirm Washington\u2019s commitment to Seoul\u2019s defense without explicitly promising nuclear retaliation. This approach maintains strategic ambiguity in Washington\u2019s potential response to North Korean threats while reassuring South Korea of U.S. extended deterrence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The guidelines likely aim to address domestic concerns in South Korea. Following Russian leader Vladimir Putin\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/06\/how-seoul-can-respond-to-new-security-threats-from-a-putin-trip-to-pyongyang\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">visit<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to North Korea in June, several prominent South Korean conservatives have <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/06\/south-korean-conservatives-revive-nuclear-weapons-talk-amid-regional-tensions\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">called<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for developing an independent nuclear arsenal. The Biden and Yoon administrations will likely point to these new guidelines to temper such demands by demonstrating a strengthened U.S.-South Korea alliance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, it remains to be seen if the new guidelines will be effective in alleviating South Korea\u2019s security concerns. While it is unclear how Sunday\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/speeches-remarks\/2024\/07\/13\/remarks-by-president-biden-rehoboth-beach-de\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">apparent assassination attempt<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on former U.S. President Donald Trump might affect the political landscape, any shift in U.S. leadership could significantly impact South Korea\u2019s security outlook. During his presidency, Trump <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nknews.org\/2018\/06\/trump-says-u-s-will-end-joint-drills-in-korea-while-talks-with-dprk-ongoing\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">unilaterally suspended<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> joint military exercises with the ROK and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/03\/us-south-korea-name-negotiators-for-contentious-defense-cost-sharing-deal\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">demanded<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that Seoul significantly increase its share of shared defense costs.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/tag\/defense-security\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Defense &amp; Security<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/tag\/domestic-politics\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Domestic Politics<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/tag\/inter-korean-foreign-relations\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Inter-Korean &amp; Foreign Relations<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. and South Korean officials signed new guidelines for nuclear deterrence and operations on the Korean Peninsula on Thursday. The guidelines aim to strengthen the alliance\u2019s nuclear deterrence policy and posture against North Korean threats. The joint presidential statement reaffirmed that any North Korean nuclear attack against the ROK would face a \u201cswift, overwhelming and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10407,"featured_media":2205787,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[26,27,28],"class_list":["post-2205786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-briefings","tag-defense-security","tag-domestic-politics","tag-inter-korean-foreign-relations"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>US and South Korea ink new nuclear deterrence guidelines - KOREA PRO<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/07\/us-and-south-korea-ink-new-nuclear-deterrence-guidelines\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"US and South Korea ink new nuclear deterrence guidelines - KOREA PRO\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"U.S. and South Korean officials signed new guidelines for nuclear deterrence and operations on the Korean Peninsula on Thursday. 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