South Korea’s defence minister has broken a taboo by suggesting the country might once again host US nuclear weapons, in response to revelations about an extensive new North Korean atomic facility.
Kim Tae-young told a parliamentary committee that Seoul would consider asking the US to redeploy tactical nuclear weapons, which were withdrawn from the country in 1991.
When asked by a legislator whether the weapons should be brought back, Mr Kim said: “I will review what you said in consultation with members of the Extended Deterrence Policy Committee” – a joint US-South Korean body.
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