North Korea is ready to deploy nuclear weapons in the face of possible conflict, says Kim Jong-un

The North Korean leader Kim Jong Un He assured that his country is “ready to mobilize” its nuclear deterrent force in the face of any possible future military confrontation with the United States and South Korea, state media reported.

“Our country’s nuclear deterrence is also ready to reliably mobilize its absolute power. accurate and fast, according to its mission,” Kim Jong-un said in a speech, according to the official Korean Central News Agency in Pyongyang.

The country’s armed forces are “fully prepared” to face “any military confrontation with the United States,” added Kim Jong-un, while addressing the veterans of the 1950-1953 Korean War, on the occasion of Victory Day .

In June, the United States and South Korea threatened a “swift” response through more sanctions and even a review of the “military posture” in the event of a new nuclear test by North Korea.

This week, the US military conducted live-fire exercises with Apache attack helicopters in South Korea for the first time since 2019.

Kim Jong-un also criticized the new conservative president of South Korea, Yoon Suk-yeol who took office in May and vowed to be tougher on his neighbor to the north.

“Speak of military action against our nation, which possesses the absolute weapons they fear the most, it is absurd and it is a very dangerous self-destructive action”, emphasized Kim.

“Such a dangerous attempt would be immediately punished by our powerful force, and Yoon Suk Yeol’s government and his army would be annihilated,” the North Korean leader threatened.

“Kim’s rhetoric exaggerates outside threats to justify his regime focused on military spending in the midst of a struggling economy,” said Leif-Eric Easley, a professor at Ewha University in Seoul.

“North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs violate international law, but Kim Jong-un is trying to present his destabilizing weaponry as a just self-defense effort,” the expert continued.

Source-larepublica.pe