WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea is likely to seek tactical nuclear weapons and ICBM technology from Russia in exchange for its deployment to aid Moscow’s war with Ukraine, South Korea’s Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun said on Wednesday, calling it a dangerous escalation.
“There is a high chance that they would, in exchange for their deployment, North Korea is very likely to ask for technology transfers in diverse areas,” Kim said, listing tactical nuclear weaponry, intercontinental ballistic missiles and submarine technology.
Kim and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, speaking together at the Pentagon, both called for North Korea to withdraw its troops.
(Reporting by Phil Stewart and Jonathan Landay; Editing by Chris Reese)
