Call for deployment of US strategic assets

Rep. Shin Won-sik, third from left, of the main opposition United Future Party (UFP) speaks during a press briefing at the National Assembly in Seoul, Friday, calling for the resumption of annual joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States and the deployment of U.S. strategic assets on the Korean Peninsula amid growing tensions here due to North Korea's threats of military action. From left are fellow UFP lawmakers Reps. Tae Young-ho, Cho Tae-yong, Shin, Park Jin, Ji Seong-ho and Cho Su-jin. / Yonhap