In a bold display on Armed Forces Day, South Korea and the United States unveiled a new weapon system designed to neutralize North Korea’s leadership, signaling their commitment to deterring potential nuclear threats from Pyongyang.

President Yoon Suk Yeol (C) passes by a transporter erector launcher carrying the Hyunmoo-5 ballistic missile during a ceremony marking Armed Forces Day on Oct. 1, 2024, at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, just south of the capital. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)

South Korea has unveiled its most powerful ballistic missile that could target North Korea. It did so during an Armed Forces Day ceremony on Tuesday as the president warned that North Korea's regime will collapse if it attempts to use nuclear weapons.