United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (left) shakes hands with his South Korean counterpart Lee Jong-sup after a joint news conference following their meeting at the Defense Ministry in Seoul on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. AP PHOTO
United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (left) shakes hands with his South Korean counterpart Lee Jong-sup after a joint news conference following their meeting at the Defense Ministry in Seoul on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. AP PHOTO
SEOUL: United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Tuesday that Washington would step up its deployment of advanced weapons, such as fighter jets and bombers, to the Korean Peninsula as it strengthens joint training and operational planning with South Korea in response to a growing North Korean nuclear threat.
