The United States and South Korea say they are 'committed to continue efforts to employ all elements of both countries' national power to strengthen the alliance' against the threat from North Korea.
"The United States committed to strengthen coordination with [South Korea] to continue to deploy and exercise strategic assets in the region in a timely and effective manner to deter and respond to [North Korea] and enhance regional security," it said.
The statement referred to combined training of F-35A fighter jets in July and an upcoming deployment of the USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group in the region "as a clear demonstration of such US commitment". It noted that the EDSCG delegation had inspected a US B-52 strategic bomber and said the two countries would look to enhance strategic readiness through improved information sharing, training, and exercises.Last week,
in a new law that leader Kim Jong Un said makes its nuclear status "irreversible" and bars denuclearisation talks.Observers say Pyongyang appears to be preparing to resume nuclear testing for the first time since 2017, after historic summits with then-US president Donald Trump in 2018 failed to persuade Mr Kim to abandon his weapons development.
In their statement, the US and South Korea reaffirmed that a resumption of nuclear testing "would be met with a strong and resolute whole-of-government response" and the two countries to "stand ready for all possible scenarios".
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