North Koreas Kim Jong Un threatens nuclear weapons use if provoked

Published October 04,2024

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North Korean chief Kim Jong Un has vowed to make use of nuclear weapons if his nation’s sovereignty was threatened, Pyongyang’s state media reported on Friday.

North Korea’s navy “would use without hesitation all the offensive forces it possesses, including nuclear weapons,” Kim stated throughout a go to to a military coaching base on Wednesday, state-controlled KCNA news company reported.

“If such a situation comes, the permanent existence of Seoul and the Republic of Korea would be impossible,” he stated, utilizing South Korea’s official title.

On Tuesday, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol warned North Korea that any try to make use of nuclear weapons can be met with a agency and overwhelming response from South Korea and its US allies.

Yoon stated if North Korea makes an attempt to make use of nuclear weapons, it will face the “resolute and overwhelming response” of its navy and the South Korean-US alliance.

In September, Kim revealed a uranium enrichment facility and expressed his need to “exponentially” increase the nation’s nuclear weapons arsenal.

According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), North Korea presently possesses round 50 nuclear warheads, although the precise quantity is unknown.

Widely remoted North Korea is topic to worldwide sanctions due to its nuclear weapons and missile programme. The final identified nuclear check passed off in 2017.