Carter ensures victory to South Korea in inter-Korean crisis situation

On Tuesday, U.S. Defence Secretary Ashton Carter declared if North Korea attacks its southern counterpart, U.S. will stand by the latter and respond to the attacks, nullifying the former’s chances to win.

In August, two soldiers from South Korea were injured in the landmine blast along the border the nation shared with North Korea. KRT, the state television of northern Korea, aired footage on Tuesday, in which Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un was captured watching the launch of a missile. KRT said that the video, which was shot in June, showed Kim smiling and appreciating the missiles when they successfully hit their target. The officials reported that the nation test-fired missiles into the East Sea from Wonsan, a town on its eastern border.

“We need to make sure that the North Koreans always understand that any provocation with them will be dealt with and that they stand no chance of defeating us and our allies in South Korea,” Carter said during a webcast. He claimed that North Korea is one of the nations where war can break out easily at the snap of fingers.

U.S. commanders formulated a war plan last week to make sure they are prepared for war whenever sudden indication of beginning of war comes from North Korea. The support from the U.S. military is evident in the Korean history since the 1950-53 war. Around 30,000 troops from the U.S. have permanently shifted to South Korea.

Carter’s comments on North Korean attempts to attack U.S. allies appeared to be strong enough seeing the soaring tensions between Seoul and Pyongyang. Seoul held the latter responsible for latest inter-Korean crisis and blasted propaganda messages into the northern Korea, which denied its involvement in the attacks.

Besides, North Koreans threatened the South counterpart of targeting the propaganda units as a result of increasing military tensions.

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