Minister of Defense Shin Won-ji: ``If North Korea provokes, we will retaliate on the principle of ``immediately, forcefully, and to the end'' - South Korea

Minister of Defense Shin Won-sik announced on the 16th that if North Korea were to provoke anyone south of the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) and the Northern Limit Line (NLL), it would be ``immediately, forcefully, and to the end''.
He retaliated and ordered the complete scorching of both provocateurs and supporting forces. According to the Ministry of National Defense, Minister Shin visited the Army Ground Forces Operations Command this afternoon and inspected the situation.
It was revealed that. Minister Shin said, ``In order to strengthen the unity of its internal system and encourage South-South conflict, North Korea is deliberately stirring up a mood for war by calling South Korea its ``first enemy power'' and ``main enemy.''
Japan has criticized the NLL, the South Korean military's unaltered maritime patrol vessel, as a ``ghost ship'' and threatened to use force against the South Korean military.
He continued, ``In such a severe security situation, the mission and role of the Ground Operations Command is more important than ever.
becomes important. We must overwhelm the enemy based on our firm posture and military strength superior to the North." Furthermore, ``Our military's firm posture and decisive will to fight truly prevent war and protect peace.''
It's the surest way to do it," he added.