The South Korean military said North Korea launched about 10 short-range ballistic missiles into the sea east of the Korean Peninsula on the morning of May 30.
Close monitoring
According to the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), the flying objects, believed to be ballistic missiles, were launched from the Sunan area in Pyongyang at 6:14 a.m. (local time) into the sea east of the Korean Peninsula. The JCS stated that the South Korean military has intensified its monitoring of all related developments and continues to analyze information regarding the launch, while also sharing information related to North Korean ballistic missiles with US and Japanese officials. Pyongyang has not yet officially confirmed the missile launch.
According to Yonhap News Agency, on the same day, Lee Jun-il, Director of the Korean Peninsula Policy Office, held a telephone conversation with his US and Japanese counterparts, Jung Pak and Yukiya Hamamoto, regarding the latest developments. A statement from the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs clarified that the three parties shared the view that North Korea's missile launches violated United Nations Security Council resolutions. These actions pose a serious threat to regional peace and security. The three parties agreed to continue close coordination on this issue.
In other developments, South Korean Defense Minister Shin Won-sik met with Admiral Samuel Paparo, the new head of the U.S. Indo- Pacific Command, and General Paul LaCamera, commander of U.S. Forces Korea, to discuss strengthening U.S. expansionary deterrence capabilities in the region and enhancing trilateral security cooperation with Japan. Both sides agreed on the importance of close cooperation among allies in the face of regional threats.
Restraint if dialogue is not possible.
According to South Korea's Hankyoreh newspaper, the Korean Peninsula is experiencing serious political instability. Experts studying North Korea are calling the current situation the biggest crisis on the Korean Peninsula since the Korean War. Despite this reality, the leaders of both Koreas continue to engage in a dangerous game. They attack each other with accusations, claiming not to initiate war but also not avoiding it, while simultaneously engaging in displays of military strength.
Moon Chung-in, a former special advisor to South Korean President Moon Jae-in and currently an emeritus professor at Yonsei University, stated that while the likelihood of the two Koreas preparing for a real war is very low, concerns remain about the possibility that an unexpected clash could lead not to a conventional war, but to a nuclear war. “Tensions around the Northern Limit Line (NLL) are rising again. An unintended clash risks triggering a regional war, a full-scale war, or even a nuclear war,” said Moon Chung-in.
Therefore, according to Moon Chung-in, war must be avoided at all costs. He hopes Seoul will focus its diplomatic and national security resources not on winning, but on avoiding a war. The safety and livelihoods of the people must be the government's top priority. Moon Chung-in believes that both North Korea and South Korea need to exercise restraint and caution; if dialogue is not possible, the best option is restraint.
“We need to begin the process of rebuilding trust by reducing or suspending military exercises on both sides of the border, and by resuming inter-Korean communication and dialogue. Restoring the September 19 inter-Korean military agreement is also essential. These measures will create momentum for rebuilding a foreign policy focused on conflict prevention,” said Moon Chung-in.
Compiled by MINH CHÂU
Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/khung-hoang-lon-บน-ban-dao-trieu-tien-post742332.html
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