Amid US national in North Korean captivity, US Nuclear Submarines reach Korean Peninsula | OneIndia
With the arrival of another nuclear-powered US submarine in South Korea, North Korea gets jittery. Knowing how volatile the situation gets, why is the United States fishing in troubled waters? Explained.
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00:00 Sample this, how are the two Koreas poised as far as their biggest allies are concerned?
00:08 Kim Jong-un's North Korea has a special relationship with China.
00:13 They have a mutual aid and cooperation treaty signed way back in 1961.
00:17 South Korea has the big brother United States on its side for both monetary and military
00:23 support.
00:24 And amidst all this, we know how the relations are between United States and China.
00:30 So what's happening right now is that yet another nuclear-powered US submarine has arrived
00:35 in South Korea.
00:37 This is the second deployment of US naval assets into the Korean peninsula this month.
00:42 Reports say the USS Annapolis reached a port on Jeju Island approximately a week after
00:48 the US Kentucky docked at the mainland port of Busan.
00:52 So to the plain sight, what does it mean?
00:55 A show of strength and solidarity between United States and South Korea aimed at deterring
01:00 potential nuclear threats from North Korea.
01:04 As we have known from its earlier responses, North Korea won't take these deployments lying
01:09 down.
01:10 The latest entry of the USS Kentucky, the first US nuclear-armed submarine to South
01:15 Korea since 1980s, North Korea conducted test firings of ballistic and cruise missiles.
01:20 A clear demonstration of its capacity to launch nuclear strikes against South Korea.
01:26 So much so that North Korea has hinted that it won't hesitate to deploy nuclear weapons
01:31 against its neighbours.
01:33 This is not the first time North Korea has spoken in such uncertain terms.
01:37 Clearly, the tension in the region is palpable.
01:41 Amidst the ongoing situation, North Korea has remained silent over American soldier
01:45 Private Travis King who crossed into North Korea.
01:48 US officials have expressed concern about his safety and have noted that North Korea
01:53 has not responded to their request for information regarding King's location and well-being during
01:58 his detention.
02:00 North Korea's delay in providing substantial information about Private Travis King is likely
02:05 a strategic move to enhance its leverage and increase the urgency for the United States
02:10 to secure his release.
02:12 By waiting weeks or even months, North Korea could use King's situation to seek concessions
02:17 from the United States, potentially linking his release to Washington and cutting back
02:22 on military activities with South Korea.
02:25 This tactic underscores North Korea's tendency to use detainments as a bargaining chip in
02:31 its relations with the United States, employing them to extract favourable outcomes and showcase
02:36 its negotiating prowess.
02:39 Now circling back to United States and South Korea, to counter North Korea's aggressive
02:44 actions, both US and South Korea are strengthening their military cooperation.
02:49 This involves joint exercises, deploying strategic assets like bombers, aircraft carriers and
02:55 submarines.
02:56 North Korea's continuous missile tests since 2022 have prompted this display of strength
03:03 to deter further provocations and uphold regional security.
03:07 At least that's how US and South Korea view it.
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