US-ROK Joint Chiefs of Staff Phone Call: "The More North Korea Provokes, the Stronger the Alliance's Response Becomes"

[Asia Economy Yang Nak-gyu, Military Specialist Reporter] Kim Seung-gyeom, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), held a phone call with Mark A. Milley, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, to discuss countermeasures against North Korea's nuclear and missile threats.

According to the JCS on the 5th, during the call, Chairman Kim stated, "It is important to clearly convey that North Korea gains nothing from nuclear tests and missile launches, and the more North Korea repeats provocations, the more it will face the reality that the alliance's response posture will become stronger."

Chairman Milley said, "The United States' commitment to the defense of the Korean Peninsula is firmer than ever," and added, "We will actively cooperate to ensure closely coordinated joint responses between South Korea and the U.S. in the future."

The two chairmen condemned the intermediate-range ballistic missile launched by North Korea on the 4th as "a clear violation of the UN Security Council resolutions and a serious provocative act threatening stability on the Korean Peninsula and the region."

They agreed that the joint South Korea-U.S. air power demonstration and joint ground-to-ground missile firing conducted after North Korea's missile provocation demonstrated the alliance's strong response capability and determination.

The two chairmen concurred on the necessity of trilateral security cooperation among South Korea, the U.S., and Japan to respond to North Korea's military threats, and agreed to discuss ways to enhance military response capabilities and extended deterrence execution against North Korea's nuclear and missile threats at the 47th ROK-U.S. Military Committee meeting scheduled to be held in Washington D.C.

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