Prime Minister of South Korea responds to criticism of North Korea's delayed announcement of missiles by saying, "I trust the Ministry of National Defense."

In response to criticism of the budget's 'cash distribution', "We will make the policy more elaborate."

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Sang-hyun = Prime Minister Han Seong-sook responded on the 4th to an opposition member's point that the military's announcement about North Korea's missile launch was delayed, saying, "I trust the Ministry of National Defense."

Prime Minister Han responded as follows when Rep. Na Kyung-won of the People's Power Party pointed out, "North Korea launched a ballistic missile, but the military announced it because North Korea released a photo. The public cannot trust the Ministry of National Defense like that."

At the same time, Prime Minister Han said, "I understand that the military is not making a fuss about anything," and added, "The military decided that (measures) were necessary for security."

Also, when Rep. Na pointed out that "North Korea is constantly provoking us, so we increased the amount of money we spend on North Korea," Prime Minister Han responded, "We also increased a lot of money in the defense budget, and we also increased the amount for soldiers."

When Rep. Na played a video of 'Call of Duty', a first-person shooting game (FPS) based on an all-out war between North and South Korea, and asked, 'What would you do if something like this happened in the Republic of Korea?', Prime Minister Han said, "The NSC related to national defense should be convened and participate and discuss it."

When Rep. Na argued that next year's budget has many cash distribution items, Prime Minister Han responded, "I think there is a shortcoming in the need to make the policy more elaborate," and added, "I will make it more elaborate on how to stimulate consumption and warm up the market and small business owners."