The North Korean Central News Agency quoted Kim Yoo Jong The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said in a statement that the statements of South Korean Defense Minister Suh Wook "led to worsening inter-Korean relations and military tension in the Korean Peninsula".
This comes after Suh said on Friday that his country’s military possesses a variety of missiles with greatly improved firing range, accuracy and power with "The ability to hit any target quickly and accurately North Korea".
Suh said the ministry will actively support the military to ensure that it has the ability to respond with overwhelming force to korean missile threats North. He described North Korea as "enemy".
Kim, deputy director of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, said that her country… "You will reconsider many things " And South Korea "You may face a serious threat" Because of these statements.
Park Jong-chun, secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, said in a separate statement on Sunday that the North "He will ruthlessly direct all his military power to destroy the main targets in Seoul and the South Korean army" if he does south korean army a dangerous military action such as a pre-emptive attack.
But North Korea has not given details of the places it considers key targets in Seoul.
Tensions on the Korean peninsula have risen sharply in recent weeks after North Korea tested two ballistic missiles on February 26 and March 4 that included a new ballistic missile system. transcontinental Pyongyang is developing it and with a full test last week of its intercontinental ballistic missiles, which was its first test since 2017.
Tensions could escalate further with South Korean President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol taking office next month. Yoon previously said that preemptive strikes might be the only way to counter North Korean missiles If the new hypersonic appeared ready to launch an attack.
Yoon called for strengthening military deterrence, including through strengthening relations with the United States, and vowed to seek the establishment of a permanent tripartite dialogue channel between South Korea, North Korea and the United States.
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The North Korean Central News Agency quoted Kim Yoo Jong The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said in a statement that the statements of South Korean Defense Minister Suh Wook “have exacerbated the worsening inter-Korean relations and the military tension in the country.” Korean Peninsula“.
This comes after Suh said on Friday that his country’s military possesses a variety of missiles with greatly improved firing range, accuracy and power with “the ability to hit any target with accuracy and speed at a time.” North Korea“.
Suh said the ministry will actively support the military to ensure that it has the ability to respond with overwhelming force to korean missile threats North. He described North Korea as an “enemy”.
Kim, deputy director of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, said her country “will reconsider many things” and that South Korea “may face a serious threat” because of the remarks.
Park Jong-chon, secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, said in a separate statement on Sunday that the North would “mercilessly direct all its military power to destroy the main targets in Seoul and the South Korean army” if it took action. south korean army a dangerous military action such as a pre-emptive attack.
But North Korea has not given details of the places it considers key targets in Seoul.
Tensions on the Korean peninsula have risen sharply in recent weeks after North Korea tested two ballistic missiles on February 26 and March 4 that included a new ballistic missile system. transcontinental Pyongyang is developing it and with a full test last week of its intercontinental ballistic missiles, which was its first test since 2017.
Tensions could escalate further with South Korean President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol taking office next month. Yoon previously said that preemptive strikes might be the only way to counter North Korean missiles If the new hypersonic appeared ready to launch an attack.
Yoon called for strengthening military deterrence, including through strengthening relations with the United States, and vowed to seek the establishment of a permanent tripartite dialogue channel between South Korea, North Korea and the United States.