South Korean President Moon Jae-in warned on Wednesday there was a “high possibility” of military clashes with North Korea as tensions mount over Pyongyang’s weapons ambitions. Moon, who was sworn in last week, warned the North’s nuclear and rocket programmes were “advancing rapidly”, days after Pyongyang launched what appeared to be its longest-range missile yet. “I will never tolerate the North’s provocations and nuclear threats,” he said on a visit to the defence ministry, urging the South’s military to adopt a “watertight defence posture”. Read more
