Plain text threat once morest Kim!
According to the White House, the United States and South Korea are working on a coordinated response should North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un (38) detonate his nuclear bombs.
The presidents of both countries have “tasked their teams to design an effective, coordinated response to a range of scenarios,” a spokesman for the US National Security Council said in Washington on Tuesday.
With an unmistakable message to Pyongyang: the “use of nuclear weapons” once morest North Korea is also part of the plan.
Means: Washington draws a clear red line that Kim should not cross.
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The US spokesman made it clear that joint nuclear weapons exercises are not an option since Seoul does not have its own nuclear weapons.
But: The USA is “fully committed to our alliance” and offers “deterrence through the full extent of US defense resources”.
The office of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol (62) said the two allies were in exchange regarding “the use of US nuclear weapons arsenal in response to North Korea’s nuclear weapons.”
If the US also holds exercises with South Korea in this area, “that’s as good as nuclear sharing,” Yoon said, alluding to a NATO deterrent concept that gives allies access to US nuclear bombs in the event of war.
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The fact is: The Pentagon’s official position on a possible nuclear attack by North Korea is clear:
“Any nuclear attack by North Korea once morest the United States or its allies and partners is unacceptable and will result in the end of that regime,” the US Department of Defense said.
Kim wants mass production of nuclear weapons
Amid rising tensions on the Korean peninsula, Kim announced on Sunday that he would drastically increase his nuclear arsenal.
In a report on the political priorities for the new year, the dictator accused the US and South Korea of wanting to put maximum military pressure on his country. It is necessary to develop another ICBM for “a rapid nuclear counterstrike”, to mass-produce tactical nuclear weapons and to send a spy satellite into space as soon as possible.
During the meeting of the ruling Labor Party, Kim launched a verbal sweeping attack
Striking: South Korea in particular attacked Kim in a sharp tone at the end-of-year plenary session of the Central Committee of his ruling Workers’ Party, which lasted several days. South Korea has declared North Korea the main enemy and has recently spoken openly regarding “preparations for war”.
And further: South Korea is “our undisputed enemy,” Kim was quoted as saying. This clearly calls for “an exponential increase in the country’s nuclear arsenal”.
North Korea’s goals are not fundamentally new. Kim has repeatedly called for the expansion of his country’s nuclear capability, which is subject to international sanctions because of its nuclear weapons program.
The Stockholm peace research institute Sipri estimates that North Korea has at least 20 ready-to-use nuclear warheads in stock.
