[Breaking] Shin Won-sik: "If North Korea Provokes War, What Will Disappear Is the Kim Jong-un Regime"

On the 13th, Shin Won-sik, Minister of National Defense, stated, "If North Korea provokes a war, what will disappear is the Kim Jong-un regime, and what will be gained is unification based on the free democratic order led by the Republic of Korea."

Defense Minister Shin Won-sik and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin are attending the 55th SCM (Security Consultative Meeting) chairmanship event held on the morning of the 13th at the Ministry of National Defense parade ground in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. Photo by Joint Press Corps

At a joint press conference held after presiding over the Security Consultative Meeting (SCM) with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Minister Shin responded to the question, "Do you think the U.S. can adequately respond if a crisis arises in North Korea while dealing with the Ukraine war, Middle East situation, and China issues?" by saying, "The ROK-U.S. alliance is the strongest alliance in the world."

He added, "ROK-U.S. combined forces soldiers are maintaining a firm readiness posture with a 'Fight Tonight' stance."

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