While North Korea launched ballistic missiles one after another, the United States and South Korea held a defense ministerial meeting on the 3rd and agreed to strongly condemn North Korea's actions to increase tensions.
US Secretary of Defense Austin and South Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong-seop met at the US Department of Defense on the 3rd and exchanged opinions on how to respond to North Korea, which is launching ballistic missiles one after another.
According to the Pentagon's announcement, the United States and South Korea strongly condemned North Korea's actions to increase tensions, such as successive ballistic missile launches. He reaffirmed that he would provide "extended deterrence" to protect
In addition, Secretary Austin said that any use of nuclear weapons against the United States or its allies could not be tolerated, and that a nuclear attack would bring the end of the Kim Jong-un regime.
At a press conference after the meeting, Secretary of Defense Austin said, "It is very disappointing that North Korea launched an illegal and regionally destabilizing intercontinental ballistic missile last night and chose to launch more missiles today. We will continue to work closely together to expand the options for protecting the United States," he said, indicating that he would further strengthen cooperation through the extended period of large-scale joint exercises between the U.S. and South Korean Air Forces.