Washington, Seoul discuss putting nuclear weapons on Korean Peninsula

Washington and Seoul have “discussed the option” of putting nuclear weapons on the Korean Peninsula, according to US Secretary of Defense James Mattis, who said there are “many military options” available amid the North Korean crisis. During a Monday press conference, a reporter reminded Mattis that South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo told his parliament following a visit to Washington that the two officials had discussed “the possibility of small tactical nukes.”

When asked whether it was possible that such nukes might be deployed to the Korean Peninsula, Mattis said the two sides had “discussed the option,” but declined to elaborate. “We have open dialogue with our allies on any issue that they want to bring up. We’re not only friends, we’re trusted allies. And we bring up all issues with one another,” he said.

Mattis also said there are military options the US can take with North Korea which would not put the South at serious risk, but he refused to explain such options in detail.

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