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January 8, 2014

U.S. to Deploy Additional Forces, Tanks to South Korea 
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The United States is boosting its military presence in South Korea. The
Pentagon will deploy an additional 800 soldiers and around 40 tanks and
armored vehicles beginning next month. The move comes as part of the
Obama administration's pledge to rebalance U.S. foreign policy toward
the Pacific. At a meeting with South Korea's Foreign Minister in
Washington, Secretary of State John Kerry renewed a vow to confront
nuclear proliferation in North Korea.

Secretary of State John Kerry: "We call on North Korea to denuclearize.
We will not accept North Korea as a nuclear state nor as a nuclear-armed
state, and nor will the international community abide by that. I assured
Foreign Minister Yun that we remain fully committed to the defense of
the Republic of Korea, including through extended deterrence and putting
the full range of U.S. military capabilities in place."

 

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