U.S. Navy to Send Nuclear Armed Submarine to South Korea as Part of Extended Deterrence Initiative
Nuclear weapons will be returning to South Korea for the first time in decades:
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| Lt. Gen. Scott L. Pleus, deputy commander of the U.S. Forces Korea, speaks during a peace forum hosted by Yonhap News Agency and the unification ministry at a hotel in central Seoul, Thursday. Yonhap |
The United States will send a nuclear-armed submarine to South Korea “in the near future” for the first time in decades, in another show of the U.S. commitment to the defense of its ally, the deputy commander of the U.S. Forces Korea said Thursday.
Korea Times
Lt. Gen. Scott L. Pleus, who doubles as the commander of the U.S. Seventh Air Force, made the remarks at an annual forum hosted by Yonhap News Agency and the unification ministry in Seoul as the allies seek to bolster efforts to deter North Korea’s evolving military threats.
“In the near future, you can expect another show of the U.S. commitment to extended deterrence by a port visit by the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine,” he said, without specifying the timing of its visit.
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As we have a limited number of them, it is a firm promise that the USA cares about South Korea’s independence in the face of threats from the CCP and that ill-tempered fat guy up north.
Couple of weeks romping around the Korean waters, then back to the US. Then next year when the new US president comes to power, they’ll demand $5 billion to send nuke subs for two weeks, and threaten US troop removal from Korea.
Really useful. Right.
If the US really cared about South Korea, the US wouldn’t be blocking South Korea’s right to develop their own nuke subs.
The US nuke sub docking in Busan is really for show.
No meaningful deterrence, I’m afraid.