State media reported on Thursday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned that he is prepared to use nuclear weapons in potential military conflicts with the US and South Korea. He also unleashed a barrage of venomous rhetoric against rivals he claims are pushing the Korean Peninsula to the verge of war.
On the 69th anniversary of the conclusion of the 1950–1953 Korean War, Kim addressed military veterans in an apparent effort to strengthen internal cohesion in the economically struggling nation. Even while Kim has been threatening his adversaries with nuclear weapons more frequently, many say it’s improbable that he would use them first against the stronger forces of the United States and its allies.
According to the official Korean Central News Agency, Kim stated in his speech on Wednesday that “our armed forces are fully prepared to respond to any crisis, and our country’s nuclear war deterrent is also ready to mobilise its absolute power dutifully, precisely, and quickly in accordance with its mission.”
He claimed that the US was “demonising” North Korea to further its hostile foreign policy. Kim claimed that routine military exercises between the United States and South Korea, which he claimed were directed at the North, highlight the U.S.’s “double standards” and “gangster-like” characteristics because they portray North Korea’s regular military activities—obviously a reference to its missile tests—as provocations or threats.
Additionally, Yoon Suk Yeol’s new South Korean administration, according to Kim, is run by “gangsters” and “confrontation maniacs” who have gone beyond past conservative South Korean governments. The Yoon administration has worked to fortify Seoul’s military ties with the United States since taking office in May. It has also improved its own ability to counter North Korean nuclear threats, including the potential to launch a preemptive attack.
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