WASHINGTON: The US on Saturday (Dec 16) reiterated its warning to North Korea that any nuclear assault on the US would outcome “in the long run of the Kim regime.”
A joint assertion by the US-South Korean Nuclear Consultative Group additionally reaffirmed that any nuclear assault by Pyongyang on South Korea “might be met with a swift, overwhelming, and decisive response.”
“The US reaffirmed its unwavering dedication to supply prolonged deterrence to the ROK (Republic of Korea) backed by the total vary of US capabilities together with nuclear,” mentioned the assertion printed by the White Home.
US President Joe Biden had issued an identical, strongly worded warning in April, saying that any nuclear assault by North Korea would “outcome in the long run” of the Pyongyang authorities.
And 5 months earlier, US Protection Secretary Lloyd Austin warned that any nuclear assault by the North towards the US or its allies would imply the “finish of the Kim regime.”
North Korea final 12 months declared itself an “irreversible” nuclear energy and has repeatedly mentioned it is going to by no means surrender its nuclear program, which the regime views as important for its survival.
And final month Pyongyang efficiently put a army spy satellite tv for pc into orbit. It has since claimed its eye within the sky was already offering photographs of main US and South Korean army websites.
