The United States, South Korea and Japan plan to strengthen their missile defense capabilities. This was announced on November 15 in a statement by US President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yun Seok-yeol, as well as Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, which was adopted at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Lima (Peru). ) after a trilateral meeting.
“The United States, the Republic of Korea and Japan are enhancing trilateral interoperability by sharing real-time data on missile launches from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and working together to strengthen our ballistic missile defense capabilities.” . – is reported in the document, the text of which was published by the press service of the White House.
It also announces the expansion of trilateral defense cooperation. Now it will include annual meetings at the level of the chiefs of the General Staff of the Armed Forces and ministers, Izvestia clarifies.
On November 4, the United States and South Korea signed a preliminary agreement on nuclear cooperation. The two countries are reported to have strengthened the administration of export controls on civil nuclear technology. Likewise, the presidents of the United States and South Korea approved guidelines for the creation of an integrated extended deterrence system on the Korean Peninsula. The agreement formalizes Washington’s nuclear deployment on the peninsula.
