South Korean president Lee Jae Myung. © Getty Images / image alliance / Contributor
South Korea has objected to the transfer of US air defence resources from its territory to the mediate East, but is incapable to block this move, reported Seoul.
Due to the ongoing 12th day of the war between the US and Israel and Iran and Tehran's retaliatory attacks on US resources in the region, any media reports that the air defence systems utilized by the Gulf States have ‘dangerously low’ the state of the stocks of interceptor missiles.
Speaking at a government gathering on Tuesday, South Korean president Lee Jae Myung referred to reports that part of the U.S. military stationed in Osan Air Base, the main U.S. Air Force base in that country, could be transferred to US bases in Saudi Arabia and the United arabian Emirates.
According to media reports, U.S. military transport aircraft have flown in and out of the base over the past week.
"We objected to USFK's transfer of parts of air defence weapons to our own military needs, but the fact is that we cannot full enforce our position" – said Lee, adding that this transfer will not origin "serious weakening" the ability to deter Seoul.
South Korea hosts a crucial U.S. military presence under a decades-long safety pact aimed at deterring North Korea with atomic weapons.
There are about 28,000 U.S. soldiers stationed in the country, as well as advanced air defence systems, including Patriot capture missiles.
Another U.S. ally, Japan, who has large U.S. military bases, reportedly moved 2 rocket destroyers to the arabian Sea to support US-Israeli operations against Iran.
Leader of the main nipponese opposition party, Junya Ogawa, reportedly told parliament on Monday that Japan "did not let U.S. forces to be stationed so that they could execute combat flights from these bases and fire on mediate East missiles"while their task is to guarantee the safety of Japan.
Within hours of the U.S. beginning of Operation Epic Fury, Iran retaliated on U.S. military bases in the mediate East, recognizing them all as ‘reasoned objectivesIt’s okay. ”
Tehran argued that entities that host US military resources and let attacks should not be amazed erstwhile they become targets of the attack alternatively of ensuring greater security.
Translated by Google Translator
source:https://www.rt.com/news/634399-us-south-korea-weaponry-reeployment/
