"Seoul has routinely dismissed the option of basing US nuclear weapons on South Korean soil for the first time since the 1990s, but the country’s defence minister, Song Young-moo, said “all available military options” were being considered to address the growing threat from North Korean missiles." (The Guardian.)
How come that something has been routinely dismissed for the first time?
anonymous How come that something has been routinely dismissed for the first time? No, no. 1990s, not 'dismissed'.
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anonymousHow come that something has been routinely dismissed for the first time?
No, no. 'For the first time' modifies 'basing....1990s, not 'dismissed'.
Seoul has routinely dismissed [the option of basing US nuclear weapons on South Korean soil for the first time since the 1990s]