South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol (right, standing) inspects troops with Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup during the 75th Armed Forces Day parade at Seoul Airport on Sept. 26, 2023 | Image: NK News
South Korea and the U.S. will “respond overwhelmingly to end the North Korean regime” if the DPRK carries out a nuclear attack, President Yoon Suk-yeol said Tuesday, as the ROK military showed off a new missile interceptor for the first time.
Yoon made the remarks in a speech during a morning military parade at Seoul Airport to mark the 75th Armed Forces Day, which celebrates the founding of the ROK military.
South Korea and the U.S. will “respond overwhelmingly to end the North Korean regime” if the DPRK carries out a nuclear attack, President Yoon Suk-yeol said Tuesday, as the ROK military showed off a new missile interceptor for the first time.
Yoon made the remarks in a speech during a morning military parade at Seoul Airport to mark the 75th Armed Forces Day, which celebrates the founding of the ROK military.
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Ifang Bremer is a Seoul Correspondent at NK News. He has worked on investigations for The Guardian and The Observer and previously wrote features on Korea for Dutch newspaper NRC.