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President Yun Seok-yeol repeatedly called for denuclearization, emphasizing an 'overwhelming response' to North Korea.

The launch of the Hyunmoo-4, a so-called 'monster missile' in response to North Korea's nuclear weapons, was also revealed for the first time.



Next is reporter Park Won-kyung.



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The ceremony to commemorate the 74th anniversary of Armed Forces Day was held at Gyeryongdae, Chungcheongnam-do, where the headquarters of the Army, Navy and Air Force is located for the first time in six years since 2016.



In his commemorative speech, President Yun Seok-yeol called for denuclearization, saying that North Korea's development and advancement of nuclear weapons is a direct challenge to the nuclear non-proliferation regime.



[President Yun Seok-yeol: Even now, the North Korean regime must make the decision to denuclearize for true peace and common prosperity on the Korean Peninsula.] In



the face of North Korean provocations and threats, the ROK-U.S. joint exercises will be strengthened to realize a 'alliance in action', He also announced that he would establish a Korean-style three-axis system as soon as possible.



[President Yun Seok-yeol: If North Korea attempts to use nuclear weapons, it will face a determined and overwhelming response from the ROK-U.S. alliance and our military.]



In the promotional video for the 3-axis system, it is called a 'monster missile' and plays a role in responding to North Korea's use of nuclear weapons. The launch of the Hyunmoo-4 ballistic missile was revealed for the first time.



[This includes the high-powered Hyunmoo ballistic missile with the world's largest warhead weight.]



The Hyunmoo-4, which is considered the best among conventional missiles, is known to have a loadable warhead of up to 9 tons.



At the same time, real objects such as the Patriot and A-TaKims missiles and K-2 tanks were on display, and USFK fighters such as F-16s participated in the air force inspection for the first time and were inspected by President Yoon.



At today's (1st) commemorative ceremony, President Yoon and Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung met for the first time since the March presidential election and exchanged brief greetings, attracting attention.



(Video coverage: Joo Beom and Lee Yong-han, Video editing: Choi Jin-hwa)