Vilnius, Jul 12 (EFE).- The South Korean President, Yoon Suk-yeol, presided today in Vilnius, where he is to participate in the NATO summit, an emergency meeting of the National Security Council on the occasion of the latest ballistic missile intercontinental (ICBM) launched by North Korea.
During the meeting, Yoon explained the need to stress that Pyongyang “will pay a price for its illegal actions” and urged strengthening the so-called “extended deterrence” mechanism agreed with the United States, according to the South Korean Presidential Office in a statement.
The so-called extended or extended deterrence is a commitment adopted by Washington to deploy US strategic assets on a rotating and temporary basis with the intention of having a deterrent effect on the North Korean regime.
Last April, Yoon and US President Joe Biden strengthened this mechanism by including submarines capable of carrying nuclear weapons and establishing a Nuclear Advisory Group to coordinate all possible responses (including the use of atomic weapons) to an attack. North Korean.
Seoul says Pyongyang-launched ballistic missile is long-range
The South Korean military detected the launch of what is believed to be an ICBM launched into the Sea of Japan (called the East Sea in both Koreas) from around Pyongyang at around 10:00 a.m. local time (1:00 a.m.). GMT).
The shell crashed into the water after flying for around 65 minutes.
This launch coincides with the participation of Yoon Suk-yeol in the NATO summit, with which Seoul has just expanded its cooperation framework in 11 different areas.
It also comes after Pyongyang this week accused US reconnaissance planes of carrying out “intrusions” over its waters and Kim Yo-jong, the sister of leader Kim Jong-un, threatened a harsh response.