President Yoon’s ‘punishment’, foreign press ‘tension heightened’, ‘strengthening retaliation’, ‘military augmentation’

In response to President Yoon Seok-yeol’s remarks about “punishment and retaliation, superior preparations for war,” foreign news outlets reported “tension heightening,” “hostility heightening,” and “strengthening of retaliatory capabilities” as “military augmentation” of 331 trillion won, an increase of 6.8% per year.
On the 29th, President Yoon said at the Defense Science Research Institute, "Only firm punishment and retaliation for the act of invading our freedom can deter provocations." .
President Yoon said on the same day, "The invasion of North Korea's airspace by unmanned aerial vehicles is an incident that cannot be tolerated." You have to give them a clear message, and you must never be afraid or hesitant."
The ROK Ministry of National Defense's arms augmentation is a total of 331.4 trillion won ($261 billion) in defense spending over five years, an annual average increase of 6.8%, and this year's budget is 54.6 trillion won,Reuters reported.
Reuters reported that the South Korean Ministry of National Defense said in a statement that the "retaliatory capability" is "the retaliatory capability that can destroy major North Korean facilities in the event of a nuclear attack or use of weapons of mass destruction."
Reuters said, "After the invasion of North Korean drones on the 29th, President Yoon said that North Korea's provocations should be retaliated without hesitation despite nuclear weapons." Tensions are rising after the conservative government promised a tougher stance with its northern rival.”
The Associated Press said, “President Yoon called for stronger air defense networks and advanced stealth drones to better monitor North Korea. President Yoon told his staff on Wednesday that they must retaliate decisively for North Korea's provocations, saying that would be the most powerful means of deterring North Korea. A spokesperson said,” reported on the 28th.
The Associated Press continued, “Kim Jong-un’s statement came as hostilities with rival South Korea escalated this week as South Korea accused the North of flying drones across the border for the first time in five years. This year, North Korea has already conducted a record number of missile tests in what experts call an attempt to modernize its arsenal and increase its influence in future dealings with the United States. “We analyzed new security challenges on the Korean Peninsula and clarified the principles and directions to be taken in foreign relations and the fight against the enemy in order to defend national interests and sovereignty,” the Korean Central News Agency quoted.
Yomiuri reported on the 29th under the title <South Korea's North Korea's nuclear warning defense mid-term plan... strengthening preemptive and retaliatory capabilities>.
The New York Times said, “This week, North Korea has been able to stir the steely nerves of many South Koreans with the use of weapons far cheaper and less sophisticated than nuclear warheads.” North and South Korea collided in skirmishes at sea in 1999 and 2002, and in 2010 a ROK Navy ship sank in what it called a North Korean torpedo attack, killing 46 sailors. South Korea crossed the border and launched a counterattack,” it reported on the 29th.
The NYT continued, “The Office of the President announced that South Korea sent its own drone into North Korean airspace across the border on Monday in accordance with the President’s order.” We will make weapons,” he said.
The Washington Post said, “The increase in demand for weapons from Western countries during Russia’s war in Ukraine provided an unprecedented opportunity for the Korean defense industry to become a top arms seller and global player.” “Korean defense companies more than doubled their overseas sales this year. The largest arms export contract to date has been signed with Poland over the summer, with the first shipments of K2 battle tanks and K9 self-propelled howitzers arriving in Poland this month, with President Duda calling South Korea 'a country that will quickly provide popular weapons' to defend against the invasion of Ukraine. 'Fast delivery of critical importance' was welcomed,” the report said.
Germany's dpa news agency announced on the 27th that German arms exports this year totaled at least 8.35 billion euros (11.3 trillion won).
Germany provided 2.2 billion euros worth of multiple rocket launchers, IRIS-T air defense systems, self-propelled howitzers, and anti-aircraft tanks for the war in Ukraine, and exported them to the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Hungary.
Regarding South Korea's retaliatory capabilities and arms buildup, Reuters said, "The South Korean defense ministry plans to spend 560 billion won ($441.26 million) over the next five years and three drone capabilities to improve drone defenses, including development of airborne laser weapons and signal jammers." “The goal is to procure more stealth jets and ballistic missile submarines and accelerate the development of rocket interception systems,” he said.

On the 29th, Yomiuri said, “The average annual growth rate of the defense budget from 2023 to 27 is 6.8%, and if realized, the defense budget for 27 years will reach 76 trillion won (7.96 trillion yen).” The focus will be on the system'kill chain' and missile defense, as well as massive counterattack and retaliation."

Yomiuri said, “Kill Chain is a tactical guided missile under development, KTSSM, which is deployed in combat, and is a precision strike weapon on a missile launch site in a hillside tunnel.” The goal is to improve the ability to destroy the mobile launcher (TEL) of North Korean missiles, and the F35A is said to be undetectable by North Korea's air defense network.”

Regarding the “large-scale counterattack retaliation,” Yomiuri said, “Hyunmu 5 refers to the unit that destroys the underground command post of General Secretary Kim Jong-un, with a range of 600 km and a warhead weighing 6 tons.”