Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Deterrence is better than nuclear armaments (KOR)

We hope the PPP candidates for the chairmanship of the conservative party will stop the dangerous gamble based on populism.

2024-06-27

Deterrence is better than nuclear armaments

We hope the PPP candidates for the chairmanship of the conservative party will stop the dangerous gamble based on populism.

2024-06-26

South, U.S. determine nuclear deterrence guidelines at third NCG meeting

South Korea and the United States finalized a set of guidelines for their joint nuclear deterrence posture at the third Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) session in Seoul on Monday, according to an allied statement released after the meeting.

2024-06-10

Can nuclear armament really cut the knot? (KOR)

The North Korean nuclear issue has become a conundrum that should be solved with our hands tied.

2024-04-29

Can nuclear armament really cut the knot?

The North Korean nuclear issue has become a conundrum that should be solved with our hands tied.

2024-04-28

Seoul, Washington nail down NCG details as 'Trump risk' looms

South Korean and U.S. defense authorities signed a framework document on the Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) earlier this week to strengthen extended deterrence in light of the North's nuclear threat.

2024-02-15

[WHY] Why does North Korea keep firing missiles?

A growing consensus is that the North’s missiles are as much intended to advance the credibility of its deterrence capabilities as they are to achieve the regime’s stated objective of forcing the United States to withdraw from the Korean Peninsula.

2023-12-23

North fires ICBM into sea amid worsening war of words

North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) toward the East Sea on Monday, a move immediately condemned by South Korea, the United States and Japan.

2023-12-18

U.S. nuclear sub visits Busan as allies hash out deterrence guidelines

The deployment of the latest U.S. nuclear strategic asset on the peninsula, an indication of U.S. commitment to extended deterrence to the South, comes amid signals that North Korea could launch an ICBM as early as this month.

2023-12-17

Conventional capabilities, nuclear ambiguity key to U.S. extended deterrence, say experts

Nuclear policy experts speaking at a Thursday afternoon roundtable emphasized that South Korea's conventional capabilities and U.S. ambiguity regarding nuclear weapons use form the core of Washington’s extended deterrence commitment to Seoul.

2023-12-07