SEOUL/WASHINGTON -- The U.S. and South Korea agreed Thursday to maintain current American troop levels during their first regular top-level defense talks under President Joe Biden, and approved updated guidance to respond to North Korea's nuclear and missile development.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with South Korean counterpart Suh Wook at the 53rd Security Consultative Meeting in Seoul, as both sides sought to reinforce the alliance and smooth over the friction in the relationship under previous U.S. President Donald Trump.
