North Korea will use nuclear weapons to
“eliminate”
the South Korean army if it launches a preemptive attack, the influential sister of leader Kim Jong Un assured Tuesday, March 5. This warning from Kim Yo Jong , relayed by public media, is his second furious reaction in three days to the remarks of South Korean Defense Minister Suh Wook last week.
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Suh Wook said Friday that his country had missiles
"capable of precisely and quickly hitting any target in North Korea"
, while Pyongyang has increased ballistic missile tests in recent months and threatens to resume nuclear tests.
In response, Kim Yo Jung said on Tuesday that it was a
“very big mistake”
for this
“crazy”
Suh Wook to discuss a preemptive strike against a nuclear power, according to the North Korean News Agency. KCNA.
"If South Korea opts for a military confrontation with us, our nuclear combat force will inevitably have to fulfill its mission
," warned Kim Yo Jong.
"Total Destruction and Ruin"
This key political adviser in Pyongyang recalled that the
"primary mission"
of the nuclear forces of her country was to serve as a means of deterrence, but that if an armed conflict were to break out, these weapons would be used to
"eliminate the armed forces of the enemy during a strike”
.
In the event of an
"appalling attack"
, the South Korean forces would meet a
"miserable fate which is nothing but utter destruction and ruin"
, she said.
"We don't
see (them)
as an adversary for our armed forces
," she said, referring to the South Korean military.
Kim Yo Jung had already castigated the “reckless remarks”
on Sunday
of Suh Wook, warning that the South must
“discipline itself if it wants to avoid disaster”
.
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North Korea had suspended nuclear and long-range missile testing when Kim Jong Un and then-US President Donald Trump began high-profile talks, which broke down in 2019. Negotiations have since stalled. dead point.
North Korea celebrates this month the 110th anniversary of the birth of its founder, Kim Il Sung, grandfather of the current leader.
Usually, Pyongyang likes to mark important anniversaries with military parades, big weapons tests or satellite launches.