U.S., South Korea pledge cooperation on potential use of nuclear arms - WSJ


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  • Wednesday, 26 Apr 2023

FILE PHOTO: The South Korean and American flags fly next to each other at Yongin, South Korea, August 23, 2016. Picture taken on August 23, 2016. Courtesy Ken Scar/U.S. Army/Handout via REUTERS

(Reuters) - The U.S. has agreed to give South Korea a greater voice in consultations on a potential American nuclear response to any attack from North Korea in return for swearing off developing its own nuclear weapon, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday citing U.S. officials.

(Reporting by Kanjyik Ghosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Andrew Heavens)

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