US, South Korea work together to tackle North Korean missile threat

The chief of U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said South Korea and the U.S. have drawn up a joint strategy to tackle North Korea’s missile threat. At a lecture hosted by the Association of the Republic of Korea Army on Monday, Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti said the two allies have been developing capabilities to cope with the North’s missile threat. He also said the two countries launched a joint committee to address the threat. Scaparrotti explained the committee set the so-called 4-D strategy against North Korea’s missile program. The name 4-D refers to defense, detect, destruct and destroy. The Defense Minister in Seoul said the two countries agreed on the establishment of the committee at their bilateral Security Consultative Meeting, following South Korea’s revision of its missile guidelines with the U.S. last year. The committee meet twice a year.