Kang Kyung-wha: "We Are Not Considering Sharing Tactical Nuclear Weapons with the U.S."
"The Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula Is the Government's Basic Position"
Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha is responding to questions from lawmakers at the plenary meeting of the National Assembly Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee on the 18th.
Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha stated on the 18th that the proposal for tactical nuclear sharing between South Korea and the United States is "not under consideration."
Minister Kang made this remark during a plenary session of the Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee in response to Rep. Won Yoo-chul of the United Future Party's suggestion regarding tactical nuclear sharing between South Korea and the U.S., saying, "The basic position of our government is denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula."
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Rep. Won argued regarding the Special Measures Agreement (SMA) on defense cost-sharing between South Korea and the U.S., "The U.S. side is demanding a substantial amount and conducting very unreasonable negotiations," adding, "In that case, we should accept some of the U.S. defense cost demands but propose NATO-style nuclear sharing until the North Korean nuclear issue is completely resolved."
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