SEOUL — The two Koreas engaged in an escalating war of words Monday, with Seoul’s defense ministry spokesman suggesting it would be best if North Korea simply “vanished.”
The heated exchange over the origin of some spy drones that crashed in South Korea fueled tensions at a time when Pyongyang is believed to be preparing a nuclear test.
South Korea’s defense ministry said last week that an investigation into three crashed drones had provided “smoking gun” proof that they were all flown from North Korea.
Pyongyang’s denials drew an unusually outspoken response Monday from ministry spokesman Kim Min-Seok.
Arguing that North Korea barely deserved to be regarded as a proper country, Kim said it existed purely to serve the pleasure of leader Kim Jong-Un.
He went on to suggest — in a remark that is likely to draw a heated response from Pyongyang — that it would be best if North Korea simply “vanished as soon as possible.”
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