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| High possibility of war with North Korea, warns new South Korean president | High possibility of war with North Korea, warns new South Korean president |
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| South Korean President Moon Jae-in has said there is a "high possibility" of war with North Korea, as he warned its recent missile launch is a serious threat to global peace. | |
| "The reality is that there is a high possibility of a military conflict at the NLL (Northern Limit Line) and military demarcation line," Moon was quoted as saying by the presidential Blue House. | |
| "We will sternly deal with the North, together with the international community," Mr Moon said during a visit to the Defence Ministry in Seoul, Younhap News Agency reported. | "We will sternly deal with the North, together with the international community," Mr Moon said during a visit to the Defence Ministry in Seoul, Younhap News Agency reported. |
| He also said the country's military remained fully prepared to counter any provocation from the North. | He also said the country's military remained fully prepared to counter any provocation from the North. |
| "North Korea launched a missile four days ago and claims to have succeeded in launching an intermediate-range ballistic missile," Mr Moon said. | "North Korea launched a missile four days ago and claims to have succeeded in launching an intermediate-range ballistic missile," Mr Moon said. |
| "Launching ballistic missiles is a serious provocation that violates UN Security Council resolutions, as well as being a serious challenge to global peace and stability. We will never tolerate such North Korean provocations and nuclear threats," he added. | |
| Mr Moon's comments came hours after the South, which hosts 28,500 US troops, said it wanted to reopen a channel of dialogue with North Korea as the South Korean president seeks a two-track policy involving sanctions and dialogue to try to rein in its neighbour. | |
| South Korean Unification Ministry spokesman Lee Duk-haeng told reporters the government's most basic stance is that communication lines between South and North Korea should reopen. | |
| "The Unification Ministry has considered options on this internally but nothing has been decided yet," said Lee. | |
| North Korea has made no secret of the fact that it is working to develop a nuclear-tipped missile capable of striking the US mainland and has ignored calls to rein in its nuclear and missile programmes, even from China, its lone major ally. | North Korea has made no secret of the fact that it is working to develop a nuclear-tipped missile capable of striking the US mainland and has ignored calls to rein in its nuclear and missile programmes, even from China, its lone major ally. |
| The reclusive state claimed to have successfully conducted a missile test proving it has the capacity to carry a "large scale nuclear warhead". | The reclusive state claimed to have successfully conducted a missile test proving it has the capacity to carry a "large scale nuclear warhead". |
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