FILE – Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, talks with South Quran President Moon Jae-in
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- Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has once again warned South Korea.
- He said that if North Korea is provoked, it can give a nuclear reaction to the South.
- Kim Yo Jong called South Korea’s Defense Minister Suh Wook a “scam guy”.
Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has once again warned South Korea that it will use her country’s nuclear weapons if provoked. He warned that his country’s nuclear forces would wipe out the traditional powers of the South.
In a statement by North Korea’s state media on Tuesday, Kim Yo Jong called South Korean Defense Minister Suh Wook’s recent comments about a “fantastic daydream” and “a maniac’s frenzy”. news agency A.P.
Jong insisted that North Korea does not want another war on the Korean peninsula, but warned that if the Southeast resists pre-emptive strikes or other attacks, it will retaliate with its nuclear forces, which will help the South. would leave the army of “little less than total destruction and ruin”. ,
“If (South Korea) chooses to have a military confrontation with us, our nuclear warfare force will inevitably have to do its duty … a horrific attack will be launched and the (South Korean) military will face a miserable fate.” There will be total destruction and ruin,” Kim said in her latest statement.
North Korea has repeatedly said that it will use its nuclear weapons when threatened by rivals as it has accelerated the development of nuclear bombs and missiles, which Kim Jong Un sees as the strongest guarantee of its survival. .
In another statement directed at South Korea’s Minister of National Defense Suh Wook, Kim Yo Jong called him a “scum man” and warned that his comments could lead to a “grave threat” to the South.
His statements come amid tensions over North Korea’s rapid weapons tests this year, including the first test of an intercontinental ballistic missile since 2017 on March 24, as his brother attacked Washington with the aim of reviving nuclear power. Pressurized to accept the North as a nuclear power and remove the disability. Sanctions
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During a visit to the country’s Strategic Missile Command last week, Suh said South Korea has the capability and preparedness to launch precision strikes on North Korea if it learns that the North intends to launch missiles at South Korea.
South Korea’s government did not immediately respond to Kim Yo Jong’s comments. Seoul on Sunday issued a low-key response following Kim’s previous comments, urging Pyongyang to refrain from further escalating tensions and returning to talks.
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South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s term ends in May, when he will be replaced by conservative Eun Suk Yeol, who could potentially take a hard line on the North Korean capital, Pyongyang.
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