South Korea and members of the US-led UN command warn North Korea over its nuclear threat

By KIM TONG-HYUNG
Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Defense officials from South Korea, the United States and other nations have warned North Korea over its nuclear ambitions and threats, vowing an unspecified collective response to any war-like aggression by the North toward its rival. Their joint statement came after a meeting in Seoul involving U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, South Korean Defense Minister Shin Won-sik and officials from 16 other countries under the U.S.-led United Nations Command, which provided combat or medical forces in support of the South during the 1950-53 Korean War. The meeting came after Washington and Seoul updated a bilateral security agreement with the aim of more effectively countering North Korea’s evolving threats.