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North Korea vows 'physical response' to South's new missile defence system North Korea vows 'physical response' to South's new missile defence system
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North Korea’s military said on Monday it would make a “physical response” to a move by the US and South Korea to deploy the advanced Thaad missile defence system to the Korean peninsula.North Korea’s military said on Monday it would make a “physical response” to a move by the US and South Korea to deploy the advanced Thaad missile defence system to the Korean peninsula.
The US and South Korea said on Friday the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (Thaad) anti-missile system would be used as defence against North Korea’s growing nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities.The US and South Korea said on Friday the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (Thaad) anti-missile system would be used as defence against North Korea’s growing nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities.
The announcement was the latest move by the allies against the North which conducted its fourth nuclear test this year and launched a long-range rocket, resulting in tough new UN sanctions and a series of bilateral sanctions against it.The announcement was the latest move by the allies against the North which conducted its fourth nuclear test this year and launched a long-range rocket, resulting in tough new UN sanctions and a series of bilateral sanctions against it.
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“There will be physical response measures from us as soon as the location and time that the invasionary tool for US world supremacy, Thaad, will be brought into South Korea,” the North’s military said in a statement.“There will be physical response measures from us as soon as the location and time that the invasionary tool for US world supremacy, Thaad, will be brought into South Korea,” the North’s military said in a statement.
“It is the unwavering will of our army to deal a ruthless retaliatory strike and turn [the South] into a sea of fire and a pile of ashes the moment we have an order to carry it out,” the statement carried by the official KCNA news agency said.“It is the unwavering will of our army to deal a ruthless retaliatory strike and turn [the South] into a sea of fire and a pile of ashes the moment we have an order to carry it out,” the statement carried by the official KCNA news agency said.
The North frequently threatens to attack the South and US interests in Asia and the Pacific.The North frequently threatens to attack the South and US interests in Asia and the Pacific.
The move to deploy the Thaad system, which drew a swift and sharp protest from China, came a day after the US Treasury Department blacklisted leader North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for human rights abuses.The move to deploy the Thaad system, which drew a swift and sharp protest from China, came a day after the US Treasury Department blacklisted leader North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for human rights abuses.
North Korea called this “a declaration of war” and vowed a tough response.North Korea called this “a declaration of war” and vowed a tough response.
A South Korean Defence Ministry official said selection of a site for Thaad could come “within weeks”, and the allies were working to have it operational by the end of 2017.A South Korean Defence Ministry official said selection of a site for Thaad could come “within weeks”, and the allies were working to have it operational by the end of 2017.
It will be deployed to US Forces Korea “to protect alliance military forces”, the South and the US said on Friday. The US maintains 28,500 troops in South Korea, a legacy of the 1950-53 Korean war.It will be deployed to US Forces Korea “to protect alliance military forces”, the South and the US said on Friday. The US maintains 28,500 troops in South Korea, a legacy of the 1950-53 Korean war.
It will be focused solely on North Korean nuclear and missile threats and would not be directed towards any third-party nations, the two countries said last week.It will be focused solely on North Korean nuclear and missile threats and would not be directed towards any third-party nations, the two countries said last week.