South Korea's Presidential Office: ”We will closely monitor provocative moves by North Korea... and use strong force to restrain them”

On the 18th, the South Korean presidential office responded to North Korea's provocative moves, including the launch of a short-range ballistic missile (SRPM), by saying, "We will closely monitor (additional) provocative moves and will take appropriate measures to protect the lives and safety of our people."
"We are preparing for various possible provocations with a thorough posture," he said. At around 6:50 a.m. on the morning of that day, North Korea fired a rocket from the Kaechon area of South Pyongan Province toward the northeast.
This comes six days after North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile, the KN-25 super-large multiple launcher, on the 12th of this month.
On the same day, the North Korean government revealed for the first time through government media a facility for manufacturing highly enriched uranium, which is used to manufacture nuclear warheads. The South Korean presidential office responded to this North Korean move by saying, "The government will continue to exert its powerful influence and strengthen the US-ROK alliance and
"We will strongly restrain North Korean provocations based on the Japan-US-ROK security cooperation," he said. "This is a stern warning against North Korean provocations, and we will take all measures, including scattering garbage balloons, seriously."
"They should immediately stop their provocative actions."