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- Thanks for joining us, I'm Corporal Paul Williams.

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U.S. and South Korean defense leaders gathered

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in Washington to discuss the future

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of the Strategic Alliance.

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Defense Secretary Ash Carter

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and Secretary of State John Kerry

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met with South Korean counterparts to examine

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the full scope of issues with a particular eye on the North.

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^- On the Korean Peninsula, the recent dramatic increase

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^in North Korean nuclear tests and ballistic missile launches

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^remind us of the grave threat it poses

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to our collective security.

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Our combined defense posture must be robust

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and our deterrence must be credible.

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President Obama and I and Secretary Kerry

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have all stated clearly that the U.S. commitment

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to the defense of South Korea is unwavering.

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Make no mistake, any attack on America or our allies

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will not only be defeated, but also, any use

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of nuclear weapons will be met with an overwhelming

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and effective response.

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- Elsewhere on the peninsula, U.S. and Republic of Korea

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mine counter units began training for the first ever

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multilateral iteration of exercise Clear Horizon.

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The exercise is designed to increase capabilities

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and coordination between ships, aircraft

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and undersea mine countermeasure forces.

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Pacific Pathways brings multiple nations to Japan

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to train together on how better respond to a variety

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of contingencies.

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^- So this is one component of what we've done

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^over our Pathways experience for the last three

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^or four months.

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Really beginning for this company at Orient Shield

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that they did just a little while ago.

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Which'll also eventually lead into Yama Sakura

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and the commitment that we show as a nation

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to our brothers and sisters here in Japan.

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And it's been a great reciprocal relationship

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between us.

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- That does it for this news break.

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