SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- South Korean President Park Geun-hye ordered her senior secretaries on Monday to draw up realistic countermeasures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s "nuclear threats."
Park told a meeting with senior presidential advisors that the government and the military should come up with realistic countermeasures for the DPRK's advancing nuclear and missile capabilities and maintain a stern retaliation stance against any possible "DPRK provocations" that can lead to the regime's self-destruction.
Touching on the DPRK's test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) on Aug. 24, Park said the DPRK's nuclear program and missiles is not a simple destabilizing factor but a very serious threat to South Korea's security.
Her comments came amid rising calls among ruling Saenuri Party lawmakers for introducing a nuclear-powered submarine in response to an advance in the DPRK's SLBM technology.
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