South Korea's next Defense Chief threatens Friday bomb would jets in the North when it another attack as deadly shelling when he last week outlined stages tough new military policy toward the rival neighbor.
President Lee Myung-bak's Government suffers intense criticism that his response to North Korea November 23 barrage to a South Korean island was weak and the stunning revelation that the South spy chief dismissed in the North of the front line could attack Island Yeonpyeong information in August, indicating.
Lee's nominee, Kim Kwan Jin, said a parliamentary confirmation listening more North Korean aggression in Airstrikes leads. He said, South Korea will use all its combat skills to retaliate.
"Where the enemy of our territory and people attacks again, we will avenge thoroughly to ensure that the enemy can provoke again not", said Kim.
"We definitely used aircraft, attack to North Korea," said Kim at the hearing, the BBC reported.
The hearing is a formality as South Korea's not makes National Assembly reject Lee's appointment.
Kim said there difficult for North Korea to carry out a war because of the weak economy and concerns about a plan to the power of ailing leader Kim Jong Il on young, untested son Kim Jong-UN will be transferred.
Despite the bold statements, questions about Lee's willingness raised - and even willingness - to stand up to the North. The President was criticized for leading a military, which was considered too slow and too weak a reply to the attack. The North fired 170 round, compared with 80 of South Korea returned.
Satellite photos showed 10 South Korean landed round close to North Korea's Army barracks along the West Coast, according to the Office of the lawmaker Kwon young se who said that he saw the pictures, the Thursday by the national intelligence service provided.
Lee must consider despite pressure, requires a tough response know Seoul - a city with more than 10 million people and the economic heart of the country - is only 30 miles (50 km) from the Korea heavily militarized border and within easy range of North Korean artillery.
South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported on Friday that recently North Korea improved their ability to make the capital: North Korea now has 5,200 rockets, about 100 more than before, the Agency said, citing a not identified South Korean military source. The South Korean Joint Chiefs of staff said it could report not confirm, as regards military intelligence.
Kim and other South Korean officials have warned, the North is likely to strike again. Kim said Friday that North Korea's leadership and military South Korea's "Enemy."
China, which is North Korea's only ally was pressed, for an emergency meeting of the Six Nations that previously negotiated on North Korea's nuclear program: the two Koreas, China, Russia, Japan and the United States.
North Korea disarmament for help went away from these talks in April 2009 but it has said, now want to restart. Washington, Tokyo and Seoul are careful to talk to the North, and its top diplomats planned a strategy to deal meet in Washington on Monday with the country plotted.
Although it is not a part of its meeting, China said on Thursday it would hold a "close watch" on the discussions and optimistic about what you could achieve sound.
Spokesperson Jiang Yu Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement that she also hoped the three China's proposal for emergency consultations would consider. Jiang said earlier Thursday Russia had expressed interest. The United States, South Korea and Japan cool responded to the proposal.
Meanwhile, President Lee said he believes there are signs of change in North Korea, relying on the presence of private markets and a growing number of departure to South Korea.
"What indicating the change of the North Korean people should rather than change their leaders,", said Lee comments on the website.
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