Seoul considers the situation “serious” after the recent tests of the North Korean nuclear contingent

Oct. 10 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The president of South Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol, warned on Monday of the “serious” security situation after the latest North Korean maneuvers in which the transfer and launch of a nuclear warhead with a ballistic missile has been rehearsed.

“It is important to accurately recognize the serious security situation on the Korean Peninsula and in Northeast Asia and adequately prepare for it,” Yoon said in an official presidential statement picked up by the Yonhap news agency. “The protection of people’s life and safety is not done with words, but is a real problem,” she added.

Official North Korean media have reported that the latest missile launches over the Sea of ​​Japan have been the work of “nuclear tactical” units that “simulated the launch of a ballistic missile loaded with a nuclear warhead moved from a silo located under a reservoir “.

“The maneuver sought to confirm the rapid and safe transfer of tactical nuclear warheads by checking the reliability of the general management system and providing ballistic missile launch capability to units from silos located under water,” the official North Korean news agency explained. KCNA. The maneuvers have been supervised by the North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un.

Kim has stressed that North Korea “does not dialogue with enemies and has no need to do so.” “Nuclear combat forces maintain the strongest nuclear response posture and continue to grow stronger,” he stressed.

In recent weeks, North Korea has launched several ballistic missiles in tests prohibited by UN Security Council resolutions, in response to US-Korean military exercises it considers an invasion test.

In the early hours of October 4, Pyongyang launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile that flew over Japanese territory to land in the Pacific Ocean, outside Japanese airspace.