# KCNA: South Korea to face retaliation if its role in US military strategy expands

https://mins.news/en/item/73620

- TASS, 2026-09-25 08:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2192585

> North Korean official Kang Chol Su said South Korea would become a decisive target for retaliation if it serves as a key part of the US collective defense system. A KCNA article linked Seoul’s drone and fighter deployments, multinational exercises, higher defense spending and arms purchases to widening US-South Korean military cooperation and rising security risks.

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