Seoul declares North Korea ‘enemy’ for first time in six years in defense report

Seoul declared North Korea an “enemy” for the first time in six years in a new defense white paper released Thursday. Photo by KCNA/EPA-EFE SEOUL, Feb. 16 (UPI) — South Korea labeled North Korea’s regime and military an “enemy” for the first time in six years in a new policy report released by its Defense Ministry on Thursday, warning of Pyongyang’s growing nuclear threat and hostile stance toward the South. “While possessing a large-scale conventional military force, North Korea is advancing weapons of mass destruction such as nuclear weapons and missiles,” the 2022 Defense White Paper said. Advertisement The biennial…