South Korea’s nominee for spy company director mentioned on Thursday he believed the USA would strike North Korea with nuclear weapons if Pyongyang launched a nuclear assault in opposition to South Korea.
Lee Jong-seok made the remark throughout a nomination listening to in reply to a query if he believed Washington would strike the North and put Individuals in danger from a rustic even when Pyongyang has deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles.
“Yes, that is my belief,” Lee mentioned, after saying the hypothetical state of affairs of South Korea coming below the North’s nuclear assault is instantly associated to the safety alliance between the 2 international locations.
North Korea has for years pursued a nuclear programme and is believed to have stockpiled fissile supplies to construct atomic weapons though it has not examined a missile mounted with such a weapon.
Lee is nominated to guide South Korea’s Nationwide Intelligence Service below new liberal President Lee Jae Myung who took workplace on June 4.
