South Korea has prepared a plan of action in the event of a nuclear test in the DPRK

The South Korean authorities have prepared a plan of action in case of nuclear tests in the DPRK. According to TASS, this was stated by Prime Minister Han Dok-soo in an interview with Sky News.

“We are constantly preparing for such a highly undesirable event. We cannot say at the moment what the answer will be. But we will consider certain possibilities for extended containment, without excluding any options,” the prime minister said.

He noted that, according to Seoul’s assessment, the DPRK is ready to conduct a nuclear test, but “it is hard to say when this will happen.”

Since May, officials from the Republic of Korea and the United States have been talking about the possibility of conducting nuclear tests in the DPRK.

Han Dok-soo disagreed with the assessment that the current administration of South Korea has crossed out the achievements of the previous government in the dialogue with Pyongyang. “You can call strengthening our deterrence a hard line, but this is a natural course for a country that increases the level of self-sufficiency in the field of defense,” the prime minister said. “We will achieve peace on our own terms, not on North Korean ones,” he concluded.

Han Dok-su also believes that the first public appearance of the daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un may have a “definite purpose”, since the launch of an intercontinental missile is “an important event for Pyongyang.”