South Korea’s use of conventional weapons in ‘desktop training’ at the Pentagon in Korea and the U.S.

Regarding the ROK-US Deterrence Strategy Committee’s “desktop training” conducted by South Korea and the US at the US Department of Defense building, the US Department of Defense announced on the 22nd that they were “discussing the use of advanced conventional weapons in South Korea.”
The U.S. Department of Defense announced in a press release that the U.S. and South Korea conducted the 8th U.S.-Korea Extended Deterrence Exercise (DSC TTX) at the Pentagon on the same day.
Regarding the conduct of the tabletop exercise, Reuters said, “The South Korean Ministry of Defense reaffirmed that the allies are prepared for the North Korean nuclear threat, and agreed to continue strengthening information sharing, crisis consultation, joint planning, and the implementation of extended deterrence.” "The delegation discussed how to best utilize (South Korea's) non-nuclear capabilities to support a nuclear deterrent against North Korea's nuclear threat," he said in a statement from the Pentagon, confirming the gap.
In a press release on the 23rd, the U.S. Department of Defense said, “At the 54th U.S.-Korea Security Consultative Meeting (SCM) on November 3, 2022, the ROK and U.S. defense ministers pledged to conduct an annual extended deterrence exercise (DSC TTX).” This extended deterrence operation exercise was the first conducted after the launch of the Yoon Seok-yeol government in South Korea,” he said.
The press release said, “Participants emphasized the fact that improving South Korea’s advanced conventional capabilities strengthens its deterrence,” adding, “Accordingly, the delegation also discussed ways to make the most of South Korea’s non-nuclear capabilities to support nuclear deterrence in response to North Korea’s nuclear threat.” It was revealed that the control was restricted by 'suppression of North Korean nuclear weapons by South Korea's conventional weapons'.
The press release said, “In this exercise, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia Siddharth Mohandas and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Weapons of Mass Destruction Response jointly served as the U.S. delegation, and Director of Defense Policy at the ROK Ministry of Defense Heo Tae-geun led the South Korean delegation.” U.S. and South Korean Defense Ministry officials, military officers, and diplomats participated,” he said.
The press release continued, “In light of North Korea’s (DPRK) aggressive nuclear policy and recent advances in its nuclear capabilities, the scenario for this exercise focused on the possibility of North Korea’s use of nuclear weapons.” “The two sides discussed various options that demonstrate the Alliance’s strong response capabilities and determination to respond appropriately to any North Korean nuclear use.” said.
The press release also said, “The delegations of the Republic of Korea and the United States agreed to report the results of the discussions during the extended deterrence exercise exercise to the Korea-US Integrated Defense Consultative Body (KIDD) and the US-Korea Security Council (SCM).” We agreed to reflect the strategic approach in the US-ROK Tailored Deterrence Strategy (TDS), which is being revised, and to continue the process of joint planning and coordination by conducting follow-up extended deterrence operation exercises involving participants from politics, the military, and each ministry in the near future.”
In response, Voice of America (VOA) announced on the 23rd that “the US-ROK extended deterrence exercise is a debating exercise jointly hosted by the defense departments of the two countries to develop the response concepts and procedures of the US and South Korea in preparation for a North Korean nuclear crisis on the Korean Peninsula.” .
The Pentagon also announced that a US-ROK delegation visited a nuclear submarine training facility at King's Bay, a naval submarine base in Georgia on the 23rd, the day after the extended deterrence operation exercise.
Regarding the scope of attendance, the US Department of Defense announced that key US-ROK defense and foreign affairs officials, such as the ROK Department of Defense, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Intelligence Headquarters, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and US Department of Defense, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Defense Intelligence Agency, Strategic Command, USFK Command, and Department of State, were seated.

On May 7 of last year, President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol changed his stance of 'no negotiations without denuclearization' to North Korea with 'even a little bit of nuclear abandonment, inspection, and irreversible denuclearization measures', and changed the policy of nuclear armament to "United States-supplied nuclear umbrella joint training" VOA said to

<Yun Seok-yeol applies “a little” to North Korea’s nuclear program, changes to “nuclear umbrella training” in preemptive strike, dated May 7, 2022. ‘Nuclear Strengthening’ in South Korea, US Republican-led Democratic Party ‘Opposition’ Conflict, see September 14. Korea-U.S. Defense ‘Nuclear Desk Exercise’ Issue ‘Expansion of Military Training and Strengthening of Nuclear Deterrence’ Agreement, January 31, 2023>