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Hyonhee Shin

https://news.yahoo.com/bolton-calls-redeploying-tactical-nuclear-072828114.html

Tue, April 25, 2023 at 12:28 AM PDT·2 min read

By Hyonhee Shin

SEOUL (Reuters) – The United States should redeploy tactical nuclear weapons in South Korea to send a clear message to North Korea and alleviate growing calls in the South for developing its own bombs, former U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton said on Tuesday.

Bolton’s remarks came as South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is in Washington for a summit with U.S. President Joe Biden, during which they are expected to discuss ways to improve confidence in U.S. extended deterrence – the American nuclear umbrella protecting its allies.

As North Korea races to perfect its ability to strike the U.S. with a nuclear missile, Yoon faces questions about South Korea’s security reliance on the…