US has not approached Taiwan on weapons redeployment: KooReuters and Bloomberg, TAIPEIThe US has not approached Taiwan about transfers of weapons to the Middle East, Minister of National Defense Wellington Koo (顧立雄) said yesterday, after South Korea said it was in talks about the possible redeployment of some US Patriot missile systems. The US stations about 28,500 soldiers and multiple missile defense systems, including Patriot missile batteries, in South Korea. Notwithstanding North Korea’s nuclear weapons, Seoul’s conventional capabilities are “undeniably overwhelming,” he said. US military transport planes have flown out of South Korea in recent days, flight-tracking data showed. Lee’s remarks come shortly after North Korea warned of “terrible consequences” over annual combined exercises that the US and South Korea began on Monday.

Source: Taipei Times March 10, 2026 17:16 UTC