SEOUL – South Korea will launch an immediate counterstrike "without political consideration" should North Korea attack or provoke the South, president Park Geun-hye told military officers and journalists gathered at a South Korean Ministry of Defense policy briefing today.
Despite threats from Pyongyang to close the Kaesong Industrial Complex this weekend, South Korean workers travelled across the border on Monday morning. Roughly 800 South Koreans live in the joint industrial zone during the week, with over 1000 commuting daily. Observers view the complex's closure as a sign of more serious escalations.
SEOUL – South Korea will launch an immediate counterstrike "without political consideration" should North Korea attack or provoke the South, president Park Geun-hye told military officers and journalists gathered at a South Korean Ministry of Defense policy briefing today.
Despite threats from Pyongyang to close the Kaesong Industrial Complex this weekend, South Korean workers travelled across the border on Monday morning. Roughly 800 South Koreans live in the joint industrial zone during the week, with over 1000 commuting daily. Observers view the complex's closure as a sign of more serious escalations.
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