Lee Jae-myung: "We Will Strongly Respond to North Korea's Missile Provocations and Nuclear Issues"

Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, visited the 2nd Marine Division at Aegibong Peace and Ecology Park in Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi-do on the 28th, inspecting the military guard. Photo by the National Assembly Press Photographers Group

[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, stated on the 3rd that he "opposes nuclear weapons and war" and declared, "If the Lee Jae-myung administration is launched, we will respond strongly to North Korea's missile provocations and nuclear issues."

On the same day, through his social media (SNS), Candidate Lee said, "As a military countermeasure against North Korea's nuclear and missile threats, we will secure strong deterrence and response capabilities," adding, "By possessing powerful ballistic missiles and air-based precision strike capabilities, we will establish a strong retaliatory strike capability to deter any consideration of nuclear weapon use."

He continued, "At the same time, we will develop long-range intercept missiles (L-SAM) comparable to THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) at an early stage, and secure reconnaissance satellites and microsatellites to strengthen surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities and establish a 24-hour monitoring and response system."

He also said, "We will develop the extended deterrence strategy of the Korea-US alliance to dispel some concerns about the US nuclear umbrella commitment," adding, "If we combine the Korea-US alliance's extended deterrence strategy with our military's advanced mass retaliation capabilities, North Korea's threats can be sufficiently deterred."

Candidate Lee promised to prepare concrete alternatives for the peaceful resolution of the North Korean nuclear issue. He explained, "I have proposed 'step-by-step simultaneous actions based on snapback (conditional sanctions relief)' before," and added, "This does not mean easing sanctions immediately, but if North Korea takes certain denuclearization measures, corresponding sanctions relief measures will be taken, and if North Korea does not keep its promises, the sanctions will be immediately restored."

He emphasized again, "A victorious war that results in millions of deaths and injuries on this land and reduces our achievements to ashes has no meaning," and said, "Although it may be difficult, efforts to create and maintain peace are more important. The Lee Jae-myung administration will solve the North Korean nuclear issue."

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