Here we go again: NK calls SK defense minister's "preemptive strike" remark as a declaration of war

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

North Korea on Sunday took direct aim at Seoul's defense minister for his remark that a preemptive strike against the North would be the only acceptable course of action in the face of an imminent nuclear threat, calling the comment a "declaration of war."

Last week, South Korean Defense Minister Kim Tae-young told a local defense forum that the South "would have to strike (North Korea) right away" if the North showed clear signs it was about to attack the South with nuclear weapons.
An unidentified spokesman for the General Staff of the North's Korean People's Army released a statement Sunday saying it considers the minister's remarks an "open declaration of war" and warned that it may take "stern military actions," according to an English-language report by the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

The statement lashed out at the minister's "ourbursts about the preemptive strike," arguing that the comments triggered a heightened state of tension, the report said. Because of the (South Korean) defense minister's outrageous words of preemptive strike, now on the Korean peninsula high-tensioned situation that may trigger another Korean war at any time is being created, it said.

The spokesman also warned that the North's military "will take prompt and decisive military actions" against any attempt of the South to violate "our dignity and sovereignty."

The statement came a day after the North's Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland, an organ that handles inter-Korean affairs, also blasted the Seoul defense chief for "deliberately worsening inter-Korean relations."

The committee on Saturday condemned the remarks by Kim and warned that the North would retaliate "with no hesitation" if the South deliberately arouses conflict, according to the KCNA.

Kim made similar remarks in 2008, then as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shortly after Pyongyang test-fired several short-range missiles off its west coast. In a show of anger, North Korea kicked out a number of South Korean officials then working at inter-Korean project sites.

Source: Yonhap News

Comments

[motoharu.livejournal.com]

if anything, I hope my idols stay safe D:

[anti-tortoise.livejournal.com]

:/

if anything, I hope my sister stays safe D:

[anti-tortoise.livejournal.com]

Be like Leahgirl! the best super villian!

[anti-tortoise.livejournal.com]

WELL, DBSK is in Japan.

[anti-tortoise.livejournal.com]

But they come back to Korea after it's bombed and you can rescue them.

[douknow.livejournal.com]

[bitter-sweet05.livejournal.com]

Singers are srs bsns bb. SRS.

[anti-tortoise.livejournal.com]

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[nene718.livejournal.com]

...

[cinnabun11.livejournal.com]

you could also hope everyone stays safe :(

[glider.livejournal.com]

Lol I love how this comm gets political Korean news posts. :'D

[bitter-sweet05.livejournal.com]

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North Korea, wtf is wrong with you lately. I mean like... your crazy is REALLY showing these past few days.

[honeebs.livejournal.com]

snippets

Whatever...

[cookie-nut.livejournal.com]

I say South Korea starts blasting this at their border:

Re: Whatever...

[distortedinpink.livejournal.com]

omfg lol

Re: Whatever...

[nene718.livejournal.com]

lol this shit

[chibi-rei.livejournal.com]

Wait wait first NK said "hey we declare holy war" and SK was like "pffft fine if you say that then preemptive strike" and now NK is like "HOW DARE YOU?!"

See... yeah idgi. Not like SK is said that for no reason. NK started it (-_-;)

[jasmineakaiumi.livejournal.com]

[cynicalsnark.livejournal.com]

Technically you can't "declare war" against a country that you're still supposed to be at war WITH.

Just sayin'.

[crossbmp.livejournal.com]

[sparklop.livejournal.com]

north korea dissed south korea, the south korea acting like annoyed older brother was like "sure, watever, watever help you sleep at night", and now north korea is like "how dare ye insult me, WAR TIMEEE"

and yet north korea is already at war with a country is just declared war on...

DBSK IS IN JAPAN!!!!
HA

[douknow.livejournal.com]

Because DBSK whereabouts are more important than the entire populations of both North and South Korea...?

[sparklop.livejournal.com]

i really doubt north korea would actually do anything..

[anti-tortoise.livejournal.com]

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[nene718.livejournal.com]

Wow there are some dumb bitches in this post. This is why kpop gets annoying.

[motoharu.livejournal.com]

[anti-tortoise.livejournal.com]

HAHAHA OMG.

[cookie-nut.livejournal.com]

I'm still trying to wrap my mind around one comment. I got nothing. :|

[earthequality.livejournal.com]

I hope everyone in NK and SK will be alright and this goes absolutely nowhere.

[guiltyschu.livejournal.com]

The real concern for me is that all of the talking from the North's side is being done by the military, not the government (and they are actually two semi-seperate things in NK). This means the NK generals have gained more power in the political arena, and that is alarming.

We're about to see a power vacuum there I think - there was a minor one already when Kim Jong Il became quite ill a year/a year and a half ago, and I think the military came out the best in that. If KJL dies suddenly, I think NK is going to change for the worse - none of his sons are really ready to step up to the plate (if I recall correctly, one's an idiot, another is in exile in China, and the third is Yesung still quite young and apparently a bit of a pacifist). I think we're likely to see some sort of military coup, if not the generals just taking over from Day 1 and not even giving Kim Jr. a chance to keep up the hereditory dictatorship, and if they wind up in charge...well. I personally think they're stupid enough to try and start something. :/