Korea command nominee wants to use IC to examine North Korea-Russia relationship

By Dominic Minadeo / September 18, 2024 at 2:50 PM
North Korea's munitions shipments to Russia are alarming, Army Lt. Gen. Xavier Brunson, President Biden’s nominee to be the next U.S. commander in South Korea, said in his testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee Tuesday. But even more alarming is that it's not clear what North Korea is getting in return, Brunson said. “It's going to take the [Intelligence Community] to help us to see and understand what's coming back,” he told the committee. If confirmed, Brunson will command...

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