As we have already declared, if our offensive forces are used in the precondition of 'if,' it constitutes legitimate retaliatory action against the hostile country, not the fellow countrymen,
Explicitly speaking once again, we are clearly aware that the ROK has severely violated our sovereignty,
Our army should keep in mind once again the stark fact that [South Korea] is a foreign country and an apparent hostile country,
Both leaders underscored that the DPRK’s provocative acts, and the DPRK’s enhanced military cooperation with Russia destabilize peace and security on the peninsula and across the globe,
Kim is trying to mentally fortify the frontline soldiers with his comments
I would like to inform those idiots of the fact that the photo is a screenshot from one of the video clips released by NBC, Fox News, Reuters and other foreign media,
We make it clear that it is North Korea that is unlawfully using our materials,
As a member of the Berne Convention, North Korea should demonstrate a responsible attitude,
Without ruling out the possibility of this being true, we are sharing the necessary situation with related organisations and closely monitoring related trends,
Such a shift would represent a transition from a temporary military demarcation line under ceasefire to a formal border system between nations,
It is understandable that the ROK seeks to strengthen deterrence against the growing North Korean nuclear threat, but Seoul and Washington are already pursuing the most effective way of countering that threat — strengthening the U.S.-ROK alliance and reinforcing the U.S. extended nuclear deterrent, including by giving South Koreans a much more important role in the planning and execution of that deterrent,
I understand that South Koreans may perceive that it isn't fair that the U.S. supported Japan's reprocessing but not South Korea's reprocessing of spent nuclear reactor fuel,
So, in the U.S. view, this is less an issue of fairness than of timing — Japan made a request before the U.S. policy change,
The U.S. strives to promote civil nuclear cooperation globally to advance our principles for the highest standards of safety, security, and non-proliferation,
Occasional hints by ROK officials of South Korea's interest in developing nuclear weapons and the advocacy by some ROK National Assembly members for the ROK to develop a latent nuclear weapons capability are probably unnerving U.S. policymakers and will likely stiffen their opposition to allowing reprocessing by the ROK,
The current South Korea-U.S. nuclear cooperation agreement took effect in 2015 and is valid until 2035, and we intend to continue to upgrade peaceful nuclear cooperation between South Korea and the U.S. while faithfully implementing the agreement,
The South Korean government continues to seek ways to manage high-level radioactive waste such as spent nuclear fuel,
And he added that it also means the last declaration that when the DPRK's sovereignty is violated by the ROK, a hostile country, its physical forces will be used unhesitatingly, without sticking to conditions any longer,
They are likely conscious of the extreme sensitivity of the matter of the west coast borderline,
There may still be an internal propaganda review underway about the appropriate way to disclose the constitutional revisions, but this confirmation was expected,