South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol said the country was prepared in its alliance with the United States to strike back if North Korea attempted a nuclear attack against it, Newsweek reported.
Yoon also said South Korea could rely on U.S. nuclear weapons to defend the country and did not need its own.
"I believe that it would be irrational for them to decide to wage a nuclear attack against the Republic of Korea and should they do so the nuclear-based ROK-U.S. alliance will immediately strike North Korea with the U.S. nuclear weapon,"
North Korea flexed its military muscle with the test of a huge new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile dubbed Hwasong-19 on Oct. 31, amid accusations from Washington and Seoul that it has deployed troops to aid Russia in Ukraine.
Seoul is seeking to continue improving relations with Washington, building on the 70-year security alliance that is under fresh focus after former U.S. President Donald Trump won re-election to the White House.
Yoon also said South Korea could rely on U.S. nuclear weapons to defend the country and did not need its own.
"I believe that it would be irrational for them to decide to wage a nuclear attack against the Republic of Korea and should they do so the nuclear-based ROK-U.S. alliance will immediately strike North Korea with the U.S. nuclear weapon,"
North Korea flexed its military muscle with the test of a huge new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile dubbed Hwasong-19 on Oct. 31, amid accusations from Washington and Seoul that it has deployed troops to aid Russia in Ukraine.
Seoul is seeking to continue improving relations with Washington, building on the 70-year security alliance that is under fresh focus after former U.S. President Donald Trump won re-election to the White House.
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