"In the event of a North Korean nuclear attack, an immediate nuclear strike," President Yoon said in an interview with a U.S. weekly magazine.

In an interview with the U.S. weekly Newsweek, President Yoon Suk Yeol said that if North Korea launches a nuclear attack, an immediate nuclear strike will take place based on the South Korea-U.S. nuclear-based security alliance.In an interview to mark the half-point of his term in office, President

Yoon stressed that although North Korea develops and advances its nuclear weapons, the international community does not have to worry about the North Korean threat due to the development of extended deterrence between South Korea and the U.S.

However, he said that if South Korea is nuclear-armed, Japan and Taiwan could also be nuclear-armed, putting Northeast Asia's security at greater risk, so he thought we should strictly comply with the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) system.

When asked about the succession of power in North Korea, he said he did not think the North Korean regime was stable enough to hand over power to his successor, and that thinking about who the regime could succeed itself was meaningless at this point.

Regarding North Korea's dispatch of troops to Russia, he evaluated that applying the experience of modern warfare that North Korea acquires in the war in Ukraine to more than 1 million North Korean troops would pose a great risk to South Korea's security.In an article published as a cover story, President

Yoon reiterated his willingness to complete the so-called 'four reforms' of medical care, labor, pensions, and education, and said that even if they are not completed within the term of office, they can create a solid framework so that they can be completed in the next administration.

The presidential office said it was encouraging that President Yoon was on the cover story of Newsweek in the week when candidate Donald Trump became president-elect.