Alerts! South Korea's defense minister inspects elite troops on the front line and demands to "completely destroy" opponents in case of provocation!
This morning (11th), South Korean Defense Minister Shin Won-shik went to an army unit specially responsible for supervising and suppressing the North Korean artillery to inspect. He then spoke at the Yongin City Ground Operations Command, located 42 kilometers south of Seoul.
Shin Won-shik cited the recent outbreak of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict as an example, saying that Hamas's surprise rocket attack on Israel "has once again raised concerns about South Korea's ability to respond to potential attacks by North Korea."
"If the enemy provokes, immediately punish severely and severely punish to the end." Shin Won-shik said. He also called for South Korea to develop and deploy a combat system that could completely destroy an adversary's long-range artillery capabilities within hours of an adversary's provocation.
And Mr. Shin reiterated his demand that Seoul consider suspending the 2018 agreement with Pyongyang to ease tensions. Because he said the agreement "greatly limits South Korea's surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities."
As far as the current situation is concerned, the North has deployed about 1000 artillery pieces on the border separating the two countries!
