Pat Ryder

“ Again, what we're focused on is on preserving peace, security, and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
And so, Secretary Austin's visit was an opportunity to again reaffirm our strong and close alliance with the Republic of Korea. And so that will remain our focus, is on working with South Korea and other nations in the region to deter aggression and ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific.
Q: One more. South Korea has announced that it will test a high-powered monster ballistic missile with a nuclear warhead (inaudible) . Is the — this is defense against North Korea's nuclear warhead. ”

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“ For instance, there's equipment that connects the various air defense systems. Just can you speak to why this specific package now?
GEN. RYDER: Yeah, sure. So again, it's important to look at this from a — from a evolution standpoint, in terms of adapting to the conditions on the ground. And so we've been focused on several key areas in the last few months to support Ukraine, specifically air defense capabilities, armor capabilities, long-range fires capabilities, and then combined with training in order to enable them to have the — the ability to conduct combined arms. ”

“ You know, we are aware, again, as I mentioned it is a maneuverable craft, and we continue to assess and make appropriate decisions based on how we're going to address what we perceive as a potential threat or not. ”