Seoul, May 26 (PTI) South Korea today responded to North Korea's second nuclear test by joining a US-led security drive, a move Pyongyang says would be tantamount to a "declaration of war." North Korea has warned that South Korea's full participation in the US-led Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI), a naval exercise whose primary targets include the reclusive state, would be tantamount to a declaration of war and that it would take "stern" counter-measures.
South Korean officials rushed to stem speculation that Seoul's decision to join the PSI was in apparent retaliation against yesterday's nuclear test by North Korea, Yonhap news agency reported. "The PSI is part of global efforts to curb the flow of weapons of mass destruction," Unification Ministry spokeswoman Lee Jong-ju explained.
Full Story: South Korea joins US-led PSI initiative - Press Trust of India
South Korean officials rushed to stem speculation that Seoul's decision to join the PSI was in apparent retaliation against yesterday's nuclear test by North Korea, Yonhap news agency reported. "The PSI is part of global efforts to curb the flow of weapons of mass destruction," Unification Ministry spokeswoman Lee Jong-ju explained.
Full Story: South Korea joins US-led PSI initiative - Press Trust of India
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