South Korea’s president has urged his troops to build an “unwavering military spirt” and train harder, as he used an Armed Forces Day speech to vow an immediate retaliation against any potential provocation by North Korea.
In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, the USS Robert Smalls cruiser fires during a joint naval exercise between South Korea and the United State in South Korea's East Sea, Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. North Korea on Monday called South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol"a guy with a trash-like brain" and"a diplomatic idiot" as it blasted him for using a U.N. speech to issue a warning over the North's deepening military ties with Russia.
“Above all, the cornerstone of our robust national defense lies in your unwavering military spirit, strong commitment, and a clear definition of who your enemies are,” Yoon said to troops during the Armed Forces Day ceremony, after reviewing soldiers and weapons systems at a military airport near Seoul.
Yoon called North Korea’s advancing nuclear program “an existential threat to our people," but said South Korea’s military will immediately retaliate against any North Korean provocation. He reiterated that if North Korea uses nuclear weapons, its government will be brought to an end by “an overwhelming response” by the South Korean and U.S. forces.
North Korea reportedly wants to receive Russian technologies to complete the development of spy satellites, nuclear-propelled submarines and powerful long-range missiles. If complete, such weapons systems would pose a major security threat to South Korea and the U.S., experts say.
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