S. Korea and U.S. could raise alert level on N. Korea - International Business Times
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S. Korea and U.S. could raise alert level on N. Korea - International Business Times
South Korean Defense Minister Kim Tae-young said on Friday that South Korea and the United States are considering upgrading the alert level on North Korea in light of the increased tensions after Seoul blamed Pyongyang for torpedoing one of its warships..S. Korea and U.S. could raise alert level on N. Korea - International Business Times IBTIMES.COM Your feedback is important to help us continuously improve the service we offer. Submit your feedback Sign In | Register For Free IBTimes.com Politics s outcome a fabrication, warning it would wage an "all-out war" if Seoul takes any countermeasures against Pyongyang. There are five levels of Watchcon, intensifying the degree and frequency of intelligence gathering and analysis each time it is raised. South Korea is currently on Watchcon-3. Watchcon-2 would signify a vital threat. It would be the fifth time that South Korea and the U.S. have done so, with the last level elevation in May 2009 when North Korea conducted its secon d nuclear test. But the South Korean Navy is already on its highest alert near the contested Yellow Sea border with the North, where the Cheonan was attacked and sank. South Korea is now in the process of determining how to react to the provocation. One step was the emergency meeting of the National Security Council (NSC), which was held by President Lee Myung-bak on Friday morning. The NSC is the highest-level presidential advisory body which includes the most important ministers and convened for the fist time since last years nuclear test by N. Korea. Lee called for the relevant ministries to take "systematic and resolute countermeasures against North Korea so that it cannot repeat this reckless provocation," a spokeswoman said. But according to observers there is not much that S. Korea can do. President Lee announced that he will hold a speech with more concrete information early next week. Before that, S. Korea will coordinate the planned steps with its protection power, the United States of America. Secretary of State Hillary Cl! inton is now...
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