The Risk Of Nuclear War Is Now A Daily Issue For Biden Officials
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and South Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong Sup condemned the missile launches as “irresponsible” and immediately announced an extension of the joint air exercise over the Korean peninsula that sparked the North’s fire. The two men then addressed the looming threat of escalation with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. “The United States remains fully committed to (South Korea’s) defense,” Austin told reporters at the Pentagon....