Australia, South Korea Say No to Deployment of US INF-Range Missiles on Their Soil
Canberra and Seoul said that they won’t be hosting any U.S. ground-based mid-range missiles.
By Franz-Stefan Gady
August 06, 2019
Australia said this week that its territory will not be used as a base for land-launched mid-range missiles previously banned under the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, while South Korea stated that is has no plans to discuss the deployment of such missiles with the U.S. on its soil.
Australian Defense Minister Linda Reynolds, following a meeting with her U.S. counterpart, U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper, said that the United States did not make a request to base missiles on Australian soil.
“I asked him directly, ‘Was there any expectation of a request,’ and he said, ‘No,’†Reynolds was quoted as saying by The Associated Press citing an interview on Australian radio following bilateral talks with Esper.
https://thediplomat.com/2019/08/australia-south-korea-say-no-to-deployment-of-us-inf-range-missiles-on-their-soil/
