Yoon Suk-yeol orders ‘retaliation’ against any North Korean provocations

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Yoon Suk-yeol orders ‘retaliation’ against any North Korean provocations

South Korean president says military must fight back without fearing DPRK’s nukes after drone intrusion over border

Jeongmin Kim December 29, 2022

Yoon Suk-yeol orders ‘retaliation’ against any North Korean provocations

South Korean soldiers participate in an "extermination" training against North Korean UAVs on Dec. 29, 2022 with 20mm Vulcan Cannons | Image: ROK JCS

(Updated at 5:35 p.m. KST on Dec. 29 with details about South Korean military drill to simulate intercepting UAVs)

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has ordered officials to “punish and retaliate” in response to any North Korean “provocations” and not be afraid of its nuclear weapons, his office said Wednesday.

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Jeongmin Kim is the Lead Correspondent at NK News and Editorial Director at KOREA PRO, based in Seoul. Kim covers inter-Korean relations and North and South Korean foreign and military affairs. Kim has covered the 2022 ROK presidential election on the ground, and prior to joining NK News, she worked for the CSIS Korea Chair in Washington D.C. and Reuters news agency’s Seoul bureau. Follow her on Twitter @jeongminnkim

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