Presidential Office Holds Security Situation Review Meeting on North Korea's Missile Launch... "Maintain Readiness"

Presidential Office, Yongsan-gu, Seoul. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung

On the 6th, the Presidential Office held a security situation review meeting to discuss response measures related to North Korea's ballistic missile launch.

The Presidential Office stated that immediately after North Korea's missile launch, a security situation review meeting was held under the chairmanship of In Seong-hwan, the 2nd Deputy Director of the National Security Office, with the Joint Chiefs of Staff and related agencies to share information on the North Korean missile situation and discuss future response measures.

The Presidential Office explained, "The government is closely monitoring North Korea's movements and will maintain full readiness to respond to any provocations."

Earlier, around noon on the same day, North Korea launched one projectile, presumed to be a medium-range ballistic missile (IRBM), from the Pyongyang area toward the East Sea.

This is the first missile North Korea has launched this year. It appears to be an attempt to assert its presence ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump on the 20th.