The Biden administration warned North Korea on Saturday that any nuclear attack against the United States or its allies would be “unacceptable” and would seal the “end” of Kim Jong Un’s dictatorship.
The statement came a day after the US-ROK Nuclear Consultative Group met in Washington to discuss nuclear deterrence efforts and plan for a possible fight between the allied nations and North Korea.
The White House said any attack by Pyongyang against South Korea “will be met with a swift, overwhelming and decisive response.”
Saturday’s thunderous message echoed President Biden’s warning to Pyongyang in April that any nuclear attack against the United States or its allies “will result in the end of any regime” that took such action.
However, in August, North Korea revealed that it simulated “scorched earth” nuclear attacks against South Korea using ballistic missiles.
Pyongyang claimed the tests were carried out in response to the United States sending long-range B-1B bombers to the Korean Peninsula as part of a joint exercise with South Korea.
The White House issued a joint statement warning that any attack by North Korea against the United States or its allies would be “unacceptable.” AP
North Korea simulated “scorched earth” nuclear attacks for an attack on South Korea in August. KCNA VIA KNS/AFP via Getty Images
North Korea has developed and tested ballistic missiles that can reach South Korea, Japan and the United States.
Kim Tae-hyo, South Korea’s deputy national security adviser, said North Korea could test-launch an intercontinental ballistic missile, which can carry a nuclear warhead, later this month.
In September 2022, North Korea passed a sweeping law enshrining the nation as a nuclear weapons state, which Kim deemed “irreversible.”
With mail cables.
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