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Desolate situation in North Korea: Kim Jong-un's sister is now threatening the south with a nuclear attack

2022-04-06T04:10:39.028Z


Desolate situation in North Korea: Kim Jong-un's sister is now threatening the south with a nuclear attack Created: 04/06/2022, 06:01 By: Sven Hauberg Kim Jong-il and Kim Yo-jong in 2018: The North Korean dictator's sister is notorious for her ruthless rhetoric towards South Korea and the US. © Kyodo News/Imago Verbal saber-rattling from North Korea: Dictator Kim Jong-un's sister has threatene


Desolate situation in North Korea: Kim Jong-un's sister is now threatening the south with a nuclear attack

Created: 04/06/2022, 06:01

By: Sven Hauberg

Kim Jong-il and Kim Yo-jong in 2018: The North Korean dictator's sister is notorious for her ruthless rhetoric towards South Korea and the US.

© Kyodo News/Imago

Verbal saber-rattling from North Korea: Dictator Kim Jong-un's sister has threatened South Korea to use nuclear weapons if her country is attacked.

Munich/Pyongyang – The sister of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un has warned South Korea of ​​a military conflict in drastic terms.

Should Seoul launch an attack on the north, "the South Korean army will face an unimaginably horrible disaster, the worst ever," Kim Yo-jong said, according to a statement released by North Korea's state-run news agency KCNA.

Kim Yo-jong, who has great influence as a high-ranking official of the ruling Labor Party*, openly threatened to use nuclear weapons against the neighboring state: “Should South Korea decide to engage in a military confrontation with us, our nuclear combat force will inevitably have to do its job .” However, North Korea* has no intention of attacking the south without first being provoked.

The reason for Kim's threat was apparently a statement by South Korean Defense Minister Suh Wook.

A few days ago, he declared that his country's troops were capable of a "preventive strike".

They also have the ability to "precisely and quickly" attack the origin of missile launches in North Korea and relevant command posts as soon as there are clear signs of an attack against South Korea.

North Korea: Seoul not the 'main enemy'

"It seems that he wanted to give the public the impression that the South Korean army is well prepared," Kim Yo-jong said in her statement.

According to KCNA, Kim had already spoken of "reckless and unbridled rhetoric" on Sunday, which "further worsened inter-Korean relations and military tensions on the Korean peninsula".

However, South Korea is not the "main enemy" of the north, the dictator's sister said.

"As long as the South Korean army does not take military action against our state, it will not be considered a target of our attack."

The verbal saber-racing is probably intended primarily as a threatening backdrop, in order to keep the South from striking the North on the one hand;

Kim's message is also addressed to the North Korean people themselves. For decades, they have been told that the country is surrounded by enemies who want to destroy it.

Only the leadership of the Kim dynasty can ensure the security of the country's citizens.

North Korea: The economic situation is desolate

The question of legitimacy seems to be gaining in importance, above all under the impression of the persistently poor economic situation in the country.

North Korea has sealed itself off from abroad since the beginning of the corona pandemic, trade with its northern neighbor China * had almost come to a standstill.

At the end of last year, head of state Kim Jong-un described his country's economic situation as "gloomy" with unusually candid words.

In addition to the self-imposed isolation, mismanagement, poor harvests and international sanctions are responsible for this, among other things.

The United States imposed new sanctions on North Korea last Friday after the Pyongyang regime tested an ICBM*.

The financial sanctions targeted the Department of Missile Industry and four trading companies affiliated with the department, according to the US Treasury Department.

North Korea carried out three missile tests from the end of February to the end of March and most recently also fired an ICBM, for the first time since 2017. Experts dispute whether this was a new or an older model.

Kim Jong-un (centre) had an ICBM tested at the end of March.

A promotional video-style propaganda clip showed the rocket launch.

© KCNA via KNS/AFP

North Korea: New missile could hit target almost anywhere in the world

The US and Japan believe it was the new Hwasong-17 ICBM.

This should be able to reach targets up to 15,000 kilometers away.

With a few exceptions, it could affect almost every country in the world.

However, the main propaganda target of the missile test was the USA.

According to the state media, ruler Kim Jong-un* said on the occasion of the launch that North Korea was "completely ready for a long-term confrontation with the US imperialists".

The launch of the ICBM had been condemned by the G7 countries, among others;

However, the attempt by the USA to tighten international sanctions against Pyongyang in the UN Security Council failed due to the veto of Russia and China.

Beijing is considered the closest ally of the North Korean government*.

At the same time, fears are growing worldwide that North Korea could soon conduct another nuclear test.

The television station CNN* recently reported on corresponding plans, citing US intelligence information.

According to this, North Korea's first nuclear test since 2017 should take place this year, according to evaluations of satellite data, among other things.

(sh) *Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.

Source: merkur

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