U.S. and South Korean officials took part in a simulated 'table-top' exercise that focused on the possibility of North Korea using a nuclear weapon, the Pentagon said on Thursday.
"The U.S. and South Korea delegations focused their discussion on Alliance deterrence to maintain peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and potential options for responding to DPRK nuclear weapons use," the statement added, but did not say specifically what scenarios were played out.
"The U.S. side stressed that any use of nuclear weapons by North Korea against the United States or its allies and friends would be unacceptable and result in an end of its regime," the ministry said in a statement. "The delegations discussed how best to leverage non-nuclear capabilities to support nuclear deterrence against DPRK nuclear threats," the statement added.
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