South Korea’s defense minister threatened Pyongyang
| South Korea's defense minister threatened North Korea on Wednesday, saying the country must choose between peace and destruction. |
According to Fars International News Agency, South Korea’s Ministry of Defense threatened North Korea with retaliation on Wednesday.
Reuters” “North Korea has only two choices, peace or destruction,” said South Korean Defense Minister Shin Won-sik. If North Korea takes reckless actions that harm peace, only hell of destruction awaits them.”
The rhetoric escalates after North Korea In November, it announced that it would no longer abide by a military pact signed in 2018 aimed at reducing tensions. Pyongyang’s move came after South Korea announced that it would partially suspend the agreement following North Korea’s launch of a spy satellite.
South Korea’s defense ministry has requested a 4.5 percent increase in the 2024 defense budget, targeting more submarines, US-made F-35 stealth jets and missile defense systems. South Korea and the United States will discuss North Korea’s nuclear deterrence on Friday. He said: “Physical battle and war on the Korean peninsula is no longer a possibility and has become something that will happen sooner or later.” Seoul’s reckless and unwise actions may lead to a severe military confrontation.
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