SEOUL, South Korea's top military officer inspected units stationed at the eastern coast on Tuesday to check their readiness against North Korean military threats, his office said. Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) Chairman Adm. Kim Myung-soo visited the headquarters of the Navy's 1st Fleet in Donghae, 182 kilometers east of Seoul, amid concerns of possible North Korean provocations near the inter-Korean sea border. "If the enemy undertakes a provocation south of the Northern Limit Line (NLL), thoroughly retaliate against them by completely burying them at sea," Kim was quoted as saying, referring to the de facto inter-Korean maritime boundary. Kim also visited a coastal Army radar base the same day and stressed the importance of cooperating with non-military agencies in coastal guard operations, according to the JCS. Tensions have heightened over North Korea's continued weapons tests this year, including its launch of a purported solid-fuel intermediate-range ballistic missile tipped with a hypersonic glide ve hicle last Tuesday. South Korean officials have said North Korea could undertake provocative acts in a key election year for South Korea and the United States. The South will hold parliamentary elections Wednesday, while the U.S. presidential vote will take place in November. Source: Yonhap News Agency
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