Biden says Washington not discussing joint nuclear exercise with Seoul

US President Joe Biden speaks to the press upon arrival at the White House in Washington on Monday. [AFP/YONHAP]

 
U.S. President Joe Biden said Monday his country has no ongoing discussions with South Korea on joint nuclear exercises against North Korea's threats.
 
He said, "No," in response to a reporter's question about whether the allies are in consultations over the issue, according to White House pool reports.
 
Speaking earlier at an interview with a South Korean newspaper in Seoul, President Yoon Suk Yeol said the two sides are in discussions on conducting joint drills using nuclear assets in a move to bolster "extended deterrence."
 
Yonhap