Seoul (AsiaNews) – South Korea “should prepare for another nuclear test” that Pyongyang “may undertake in the near future in view of the resumption of six-party talks on nuclear disarmament slated for 19 December in Beijing”.
This is the belief of Kim Jang-soon,Seoul’s Defence Minister, stated in a letter sent to the government.
In the letter, he said “our armed forces need to prepare themselves for the possibility of another nuclear test by Kim Jong-il. Disarmament talks will probably be stalled or elseNorth Koreawill threaten another bomb to get more concessions.”
NamSung-wook, an expert atSeoulUniversity, said the minister was “gauging the situation from a purely military perspective, but there could be intelligence pointing to unusual movements in the North.”
