WASHINGTON: The US on Saturday (Dec 16) reiterated its warning to North Korea that any nuclear attack on the US would end result “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 “shall be met with a swift, overwhelming, and decisive response.”
“The US reaffirmed its unwavering dedication to offer prolonged deterrence to the ROK (Republic of Korea) backed by the total vary of US capabilities together with nuclear,” stated 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 “end result 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 in opposition to the US or its allies would imply the “finish of the Kim regime.”
North Korea final yr declared itself an “irreversible” nuclear energy and has repeatedly stated it is going to by no means quit 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.