Strengthening South Korea-U.S. Tech Partnership and Security Alliance.

The US and South Korea have committed to developing an ever-stronger mutual defense relationship and affirming their commitment to the combined defense posture under the US-ROK Mutual Defense Treaty. The two countries have established a new Nuclear Consultative Group to strengthen extended deterrence, discuss nuclear and strategic planning, and manage the threat to the nonproliferation regime posed by North Korea. The US has reaffirmed its commitment to extend deterrence to South Korea, including nuclear, and will enhance the regular visibility of strategic assets to the Korean Peninsula. Both countries remain steadfast in their pursuit of dialogue and diplomacy with North Korea, without preconditions, as a means to achieve the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.