South Korea's chief intelligence agency is closely monitoring whether Russia is transferring any nuclear-missile technology to North Korea.
During the visit, the first by a defense minister from Moscow since the end of the Cold War, the pair attended a military exhibition that displayed Pyongyang's latest drones and ballistic missiles,Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes North Korean leader Kim Jong Un prior to their talks at the Far Eastern Federal University campus on Russky Island in the far-eastern Russian port of Vladivostok on April 25, 2019.
"The National Intelligence Service is anticipating that Russia and North Korea will speed up their defense cooperation and is closely tracing movements" to spot signs that Russia is transferring nuclear-missile technology to Pyongyang, Yoo told reporters on Thursday. "Russia is believed to have proposed sales of artillery shells and missiles and joint military exercises, while North Korea is analyzed to have requested technical assistance, including leasing of weapons made in the West and repairing old equipment," Yoo said. He added that South Korea spotted signs that Pyongyang shipped out military supplies on a Russian aircraft on August 8.Yoo added the National Intelligence Service said that North Korea could take military action.
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