U.S. and South Korea Pledge Cooperation on Nukes

“The U.S. has agreed to give Seoul a greater voice in consultations on a potential American nuclear response to a North Korean attack in return for swearing off developing its own nuclear weapons,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“The accord would grant South Korea’s leadership a long-sought place at the table on the use of U.S. nuclear forces to defend the country, though the U.S. would still retain control over targeting and the execution of nuclear operations.”

Associated Press: US to send nuclear ballistic submarines to Korean Peninsula.