US ‘concerned’ about claims of nuclear collaboration
Jake Sullivan, the national security advisor, remarks on the new security pact that the US, Japan, and South Korea have agreed to
The Biden administration stated that the US is “concerned” about the potential effects on national security of North Korea and Russia allegedly working together on nuclear missile technology as the US welcomed the leaders of Japan and South Korea to Camp David on Friday for an unprecedented trilateral summit.
According to the Biden administration, the US, Japan, and South Korea reached an agreement on a new security pact obliging the three nations to consult with one another in the case of a security crisis or threat in the Pacific.
As Joe Biden greeted Yoon Suk Yeol, the president of South Korea, and Fumio Kishida, the prime minister of Japan, for the summit at the presidential retreat in Maryland, information regarding the new “duty to consult” promise became available.
“We’re doubling down on information sharing, including on [North Korean] missile launches and cyber activities, strengthening our ballistic missile defence cooperation, and critically, we’ve all committed to swiftly consult with each other in response to threats to any one of our countries from whatever source that occurs,” Joe Biden said during a news conference this afternoon.
In addition, the American president stated that South Korean and Japanese leaders would have “a hotline” to communicate and coordinate actions in the event of a regional crisis. They also reiterated a “shared commitment to maintain peace and stability in the Taiwan Straits.”
“Together, we’re going to stand up for international law, freedom of navigation, and a peaceful resolution of dispute,” Biden continued.
Jake Sullivan, the national security adviser for the United States, was questioned about a report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, DC, which claimed that North Korea, also known as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), may have used Russian nuclear technology in its most recent intercontinental ballistic missiles.
He noted that the Biden administration was relying on the US intelligence community “in terms of that specific report” regarding Russian missile capabilities and North Korean missiles.
But he issued a warning: “As they have done with other nations, like Iran, when they ask, they usually also offer some type of security cooperation in return,” he said of Russia’s efforts to obtain materials from Pyongyang for its war effort in Ukraine.
