He said prospects for South Korea-U.S. coordination are bright if Biden is re-elected in the November election, but could suffer a setback if former President Donald Trump returns to the White House.
U.S. and South Korea sign nuclear deterrence guidelines in face of North Korean threats
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While it’s rare for any defense treaty to spell out specifically that a country is required to automatically intervene to defend a partner under attack, the strength of the commitment can be signaled in other ways, such as how the U.S. stations thousands of troops in South Korea and closely coordinates with its ally over training and weapons systems, Cha said.
What is known, and not known, about the partnership agreement signed by Russia and North Korea
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