N Korea at crossroads

Yoon to take hard line against 'main enemy' North Korea

Analysts say chances slim that incoming South Korea leader will make concessions

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South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol, left, is seeking to secure preemptive strike capability against any potential attack from Kim Jong Un's North Korea. (Source photos by AP and KCNA/Reuters) 

GABRIELA BERNAL, Contributing writer
March 14, 2022 15:21 JST

SEOUL -- South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol describes the North as his country's "main enemy" and has pledged to bolster missile defenses and secure preemptive strike capability against any potential attack.

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