South Korea’s nominee for the spy company mentioned on Thursday that it believes that the US would hit North Korea with nuclear weapons if Pyongyang started a nuclear assault on South Korea.
Lee Yong -sek made a remark throughout a nomination listening to in response to a query if he believes Washington hit the North and put Individuals susceptible to a rustic, even when Pyongyang has deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles.
“Sure, that is my perception,” Lee mentioned, saying that the hypothetical situation of South Korea, falling underneath the nuclear assault within the north, is instantly linked to the Alliance of Safety between the 2 international locations.
North Korea has been pursuing a nuclear program for years and it’s believed that there are storage gadgets for the development of nuclear weapons, though it has not examined a rocket put in with such a weapon.
Lee is nominated to guide South Korea’s Nationwide Intelligence Service underneath the brand new Liberal President Lee Jay Mun, who took workplace on June 4.