Seoul says it can deter Pyongyang even if Washington transfers weapons to the Middle East

Seoul says it can deter Pyongyang even if Washington transfers weapons to the Middle East South Korea asserted on Wednesday that it was capable of deterring its northern neighbour from attacking it, even if the United States transfers military assets to the war-torn Middle East. Washington, a key security ally of Seoul, has some 28,500 troops stationed in South Korea and has positioned missile defence systems there to help deter any aggression from North Korea. The two bordering countries are technically still at war since the 1950-1953 conflict, and the North possesses nuclear weapons.