The US once again warned North Korea about the consequences of a nuclear attack against the country. If there is, there will be a “rapid, overwhelming and decisive response.”
USA This Saturday he issued a strong warning to North Korea about the existence of any nuclear attack against the country. As they indicated, an offensive of this style by the Asian country would result “at the end of the Kim regime“.
Likewise, a joint statement from the Nuclear Consultative Group between USA and South Korea He stated that a nuclear attack by Pyongyang against Seoul “will receive a response fast, overwhelming and decisive“.
The US warning: statement from the White House
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As noted in the statement published by the White House, “USA reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to providing expanded deterrence to the ROK backed by the full range of U.S. capabilities, including nuclear“.
The truth is that last year, North Korea declared itself a nuclear power.”irreversible“and reiterated on several occasions that it will never abandon its nuclear program, which it considers essential for its survival.
The United States had already anticipated it
In April, the American president Joe Biden had issued a similar warning when he stated that a nuclear attack by North Korea “would bring about the end” of the Pyongyang government, led by Kim Jong Un. Five months earlier, the Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin He had also spoken in the same sense.
The posture of USA in favor of South Korea is the result of the Washington Declaration issued in April by the American president and the South Korean Yoon Suk Yeol, which was made to strengthen their bilateral deterrence capacity.
At the meeting, they highlighted that a North Korean nuclear attack would have a rapid and overwhelming response. In addition, they committed to working to strengthen the nuclear deterrence and its response capabilities. Then, in November, Pyongyang successfully launched a military spy satellite into orbit and has since claimed that the device provides it with images of major US and South Korean military sites.
Source: Ambito
