North Korea threatens to use nuclear weapons in case of attack from the South

Published on: 05/04/2022 – 04:58 Kim Yo-jong, the influential sister of the North Korean leader, warned on Tuesday that his country would use nuclear weapons in the event of an attack by South Korea. She was responding directly to comments from the South Korean Defense Minister. North Korea is opposed to war but will be forced to use its nuclear capabilities if South Korea chooses the path of military confrontation or carries out a preemptive attack, Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.Quoted by the official KCNA news agency, she called recent comments by the South Korean Defense Minister referring to attacks against North Korea a “very big mistake”, while Suh Wook said Friday that Seoul has an array of missiles that can quickly and accurately hit any North Korean target. and in Washington a resumption of nuclear tests for the first time since 2017, the talks on the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula being deadlocked. Not his main enemyIn the statement relayed Tuesday, Kim Yo-jong said North Korea is opposed to war, a scenario that would leave the peninsula in ruins, and does not see South Korea as its main enemy. “In other words, this means that unless the South Korean military takes military action against our state, it will not be considered a target,” she said, according to the KCNA. “But if South Korea, for any reason (…), opts for military action such as a ‘pre-emptive strike’ as touted by (Suh Wook), the situation will change. South Korea will then become a target.” With Reuters