The following article is an opinion piece by retired ROK Lieutenant General Chun In-Bum. Views expressed in opinion articles are exclusively the author’s own and do not represent those of NK News.

The recent intrusion of five North Korean drones into ROK airspace has infuriated South Koreans, and calls for retaliatory action are high.

On the day of the breach, the ROK military flew its own unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) over the inter-Korean border to photograph DPRK sites. And in the aftermath of the incident, President Yoon Suk-yeol orderedofficials to “punish and retaliate” against any North Korean provocations without