Sun Oct 06 22:22:29 UTC 2024: ## North Korea Threatens Nuclear Strike if Attacked by South Korea
**Seoul, South Korea** – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has issued a chilling warning, stating that his country will use nuclear weapons “without hesitation” if attacked by South Korea and its ally, the United States. This declaration comes amidst heightened tensions between the two Koreas, with Seoul recently staging a military parade showcasing its powerful weaponry and President Yoon Suk Yeol explicitly warning Kim that nuclear use would result in the end of his regime.
In a statement reported by the state-controlled Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Kim described South Korea and the US as “destroying regional security and peace” and branded South Korea’s leader “an abnormal man.” He accused Seoul of “clamouring” about North Korea’s alliance with the United States and emphasized that Pyongyang would “use without hesitation all the offensive forces it has possessed, including nuclear weapons” in response to any perceived threat to its sovereignty.
The tensions escalated earlier this week when South Korea displayed its largest ballistic missile, the Hyunmoo-5, capable of destroying underground bunkers. This display was accompanied by a flyover of American B-1B bombers and F-15K jets, demonstrating the US’s commitment to protecting South Korea from Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions.
President Yoon Suk Yeol, during a ceremony marking South Korea’s Armed Forces Day, stated that any attempt by North Korea to use nuclear weapons would be met with a “resolute and overwhelming response” from the South Korean military and the US-South Korea alliance. He further warned that such an action would “be the end of the North Korean regime.”
The current crisis follows a pattern of escalating tensions between the two Koreas. North Korea has been increasingly aggressive, including a recent launch of propaganda balloons carrying bags of trash over Seoul. Pyongyang is also expected to officially declare South Korea an enemy state at a parliamentary meeting next week, scrapping a landmark inter-Korean agreement signed in 1991.
Kim’s recent activities, including a tour of a uranium enrichment facility and calls for bolstering the country’s nuclear arsenal, have raised concerns about Pyongyang’s nuclear capabilities. South Korea’s intelligence agency believes North Korea could already possess a double-digit number of nuclear weapons and has warned of a possible seventh nuclear test after the US elections in November.
The latest threats from Kim Jong Un are a stark reminder of the ongoing danger posed by North Korea’s nuclear program and the fragile peace on the Korean peninsula.
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