South Korea Warns It Will Retaliate If North Attacks -- The Guardian
South Korean president Park Geun-hye promises robust response to 'sudden and unexpected provocations' by North.
South Korea has said it will strike back with immediate and overwhelming force if North Korea launches an attack on its territory, days after Pyongyang said it had entered a "state of war" with its neighbour.
"If there is any provocation against South Korea and its people, there should be a strong response in initial combat, regardless of the political considerations," the South Korean president, Park Geun-hye, told senior military officials on Monday.
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