U.S. President Donald Trump said in a tweet Tuesday that he would let Japan and South Korea buy even more “highly sophisticated” American military equipment as the two allies look to bolster their defenses against nuclear-armed North Korea.
“I am allowing Japan & South Korea to buy a substantially increased amount of highly sophisticated military equipment from the United States,” Trump said in the tweet without providing details.
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