U.S. State Department ‘Korea-U.S. Extended Deterrence Agreement, Tabletop Exercise Disclosure’

The U.S. Department of State applied the extended deterrence pledge to South Korea in the “activation of the Korea-U.S. Extended Deterrence Strategic Consultative Body,” which led to “desktop training” talks rather than joint nuclear weapons training between South Korea and the U.S., and the U.S. first disclosed the details on the 3rd.
A senior U.S. administration official told Reuters anonymously, using North Korea's official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, in reference to the "desk drill," "which, as President Yoon said, strengthens information sharing, joint planning, and broadening the scope of the emergency we plan. "The idea is also to try to get us to fully consider the range of possibilities based on North Korea's capabilities they've demonstrated and their statements," he said. " he said on the 3rd.
Regarding the timing of the tabletop exercises, he said, "The timing of the planned exercises has not been confirmed, but will occur 'in the not-too-distant future' and will address scenarios including, but not limited to, a nuclear situation."
Regarding the tabletop exercise, a spokesperson for the South Korean Ministry of National Defense said in response to a Reuters inquiry that "talks are underway" and did not provide details.
At a regular briefing on the 3rd, State Department spokesperson Ned Price confirmed that the US and South Korea held a meeting of the extended deterrence working group last year and said, “We believe that extended deterrence is meaningful and that we are committed to the security of South Korea and Japan. We are continuing discussions so that we can prove in both words and actions that the pledge of the United States is ironclad,” he said of the “extended deterrence policy.” Voice of America (VOA) reported on the 4th that he replied, "I do not know," and "I recommend that you listen to South Korea's position on this issue."
In response to a related question, Spokesperson Price said, “(The two leaders) instructed their teams to plan an effective and coordinated response to a variety of scenarios, including North Korea’s use of nuclear weapons. We take the issue of extended deterrence very seriously.”
He went on to say, “As far as extended deterrence is concerned, we are in exactly the same position,” and “this was made very clear at the Extended Deterrence Strategy Consultative Body held in September of last year.” White House spokeswoman Carine Jean-Pierre said at a regular briefing on the 3rd, regarding the denial of discussions on joint nuclear exercises with South Korea, “After the summit in Cambodia, President Biden and President Yoon Seok-yeol asked both teams to discuss the use of nuclear weapons by North Korea. “We have directed that we plan effective and coordinated responses to different scenarios.”
Spokesman Jean-Pierre continued, "That's what the (both countries) teams are working on, and President Yoon clearly mentioned it in his remarks the day before."
VOA reported that <Earlier, in an interview with the Chosun Ilbo, South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol said that he was “discussing the concept of joint planning and joint exercises on nuclear weapons with the United States in order to effectively deter expansion.” Spokesperson Jean-Pierre “The United States is fully committed to our alliance with South Korea, and is providing extended deterrence (to South Korea) through all categories of US defense capabilities,” he said.