South Korea says to boost defence capacity to counter North Korean threat

SINGAPORE: South Korean Defence Minister Lee Jong-sup said on Sunday that his country would dramatically enhance its defence capabilities and work closely with the United States and Japan to counter North Korea's nuclear and missile threat.

The United States warned this month that North Korea is preparing to conduct a seventh nuclear test, and says it will again push for United Nations sanctions if that happens. "Moreover, we seek to strengthen ROK , US, Japan trilateral security cooperation to respond to North Korea's nuclear and missile threats."

The Cold War mentality is a disease that was brought by the USA from the 20th Century. So called enemies keep nuclear weapons as they felt threatened by the US, who also has nuclear weapons. Built up of weapons from each side does not make Asia feel safer. World needs to rethink.

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