South Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong Sop urged senior military officials to respond “strongly” to North Korea’s direct provocations.
During the inauguration of new military leaders at senior positions in the country’s armed forces, including army chief, air force chief and naval chief, South Korea’s Defense Minister said Lee Jong Sob, “If North Korea launches a direct provocation, it will definitely respond in self -defense. We must give
“North Korea poses a serious security threat to the Korean Peninsula and beyond,” Lee Jong Sub said, referring to North Korea’s recent intercontinental ballistic missile launch and nuclear test preparations.
He also instructed Lee to make a “conclusive response to any direct provocation near the Northern Boundary Line,” the de facto maritime border between the two Koreas.
South Korea’s defense minister also called for an “immediate response to all air threats”.
South Korea’s new Chief of Staff, General Park Jeong-hwan, stressed the need to “secure the capabilities and readiness to fight and win any future battle, based on the strong alliance between Seoul and Washington . ”
Admiral Lee Jong-ho, Commander of the Navy, promised to “build the elite navy based on advanced technologies and lead the armed forces clearly and effectively.”
General Jong Sang-hwa, chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Air Force, also promised to “build the most powerful air force that the public can trust”.
Source: “Yonhap”
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