The Korea Herald:

South Korea will further boost its military capabilities to counter North Korea’s short-range missile threats, the defense ministry said on Wednesday, after Pyongyang vowed to bolster its nuclear arsenal amid a deadlock in negotiations with the United States.

Wrapping up an eight-day congress of the ruling Workers’ Party on Tuesday, the North’s leader, Kim Jong-un, called for enhancing the country’s “nuclear war deterrent” and building “the most powerful military strength.”

Asked to comment on the South’s preparations against such threats, defense ministry spokesperson Boo Seung-chan said that an analysis is under way on the North’s military build-up plan rolled out at the congress.

“Through the modernization of forces, our military has the capabilities to counter North Korea’s short-range missiles, and will further boost them down the road,” Boo told a regular press briefing…

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