Deputy Defense Minister Confirms B-52 Warhead Mounted at US Base Andrews

“In line with the purpose of EDSCG, the Korean delegation directly confirms US strategic assets”

“U.S. strategic assets are a sure way to show North Korea through action”

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Ji-heon = Deputy Defense Minister Shin Beom-cheol, who is visiting the U.S. to discuss the EDSCG (Korea-U.S. Extended Deterrence Strategies for Response to North Korea’s Nuclear Response), visited Joint Base Andrews, U.S. on the 15th (local time) to personally check U.S. strategic assets. said.

At the meeting, Vice Minister Shin listened to explanations on the types and operation of US strategic assets and low-power nuclear weapons deployed to the Korean Peninsula in case of emergency, such as the B-52 strategic bomber, and directly confirmed the loading of a nuclear warhead under the B-52 wing.

In addition, they took a commemorative photo in front of the B-52 with high-ranking US officials in charge of extended deterrence who accompanied the visit, including Bipin Narang, Assistant Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, Siddhart Mohandas, Assistant Assistant Secretary for East Asia, and Assistant Assistant Assistant Secretary for Nuclear and Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Response. year was revealed

The US has deployed the B-52H to Guam in the Pacific Ocean and is using it to deploy the Korean Peninsula in case of emergency and to contain China in the South China Sea.

The B-52H is equipped with AGM-129 cruise missiles (12 rounds) and AGM-86A cruise missiles (20 rounds) capable of carrying nuclear warheads.

AGM-84 Harpoon air-to-ship missiles with conventional warheads (8 rounds), AGM-142 Raptor surface-to-surface missiles (4 rounds), JDAM (12 rounds), 81 conventional bombs weighing 500 pounds (226.7 kg) and 1,000 pounds; A total of 32 tons of weapons, including 12 GPS-type inertial guided bombs (JSOW), can be loaded.

Analysts say that South Korea and the United States identified strategic assets such as the B-52 together and released the scene to clearly show North Korea their will to use strategic weapons in case of emergency.

The US side mentioned that, in line with the purpose and purpose of the EDSCG, a special place was prepared for the Korean delegation to directly check US strategic assets on the spot.

Vice Minister Shin emphasized that the visit to Joint Base Andrews “is a good opportunity to confirm the strong ability of the US side to fulfill its commitment to extended deterrence to the Republic of Korea.”

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