1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated March 14, 2022U.S.-South Korea Alliance: Issues for CongressOverview of Alliance South Korea (officially the Republic of Korea, or ROK) is considered one of the United States most important strategic and economic partners in Asia. The U.S.-ROK Mutual Defense T
2、reaty, signed in 1953 at the end of the Korean War, commits the United States to help South Korea defend itself, particularly from North Korea (officially the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, or DPRK). South Korean troops have fought in U.S.-led conflicts, including in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghan
3、istan. The United States includes South Korea under its “nuclear umbrella,” otherwise known as extended deterrence. Most recently, South Korea has responded to Russian aggression in the Ukraine with a range of sanctions and other punitive measures. The U.S. military has maintained a large troop pres
4、ence in South Korea since the end of the Korean War. Currently, approximately 28,500 U.S. troops are based in the ROK, predominately Army personnel. Camp Humphreys, which will host most of the troops when it is completed, is the largest U.S. overseas military base in the world. The Biden Administrat
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