Kim Yo-jong blames escalation on US forces in the region, as head of South Korea’s ruling party calls for Seoul to have its own nuclear deterrent
Kim Jong-un’’s sister, Kim Yo-jong, warned against the increased presence of US strategic assets on the Korean peninsula after the US held joint air exercises with South Korea and separately with Japan on Sunday.
Chung added: “We need to seriously consider developing our own nuclear capabilities if such a response is insufficient.” “The 600mm multiple rocket launcher mobilised in the firing … is a means of tactical nuclear weapon” capable of “paralysing” an enemy airfield, state news agency KCNA reported. In a statement, the ministry said it would continue to gather and analyse information in close cooperation with the US.US Indo-Pacific Command said: “While we have assessed that this event does not pose an immediate threat to US personnel or territory, or to our allies, the missile launches highlight the destabilising impact of [North Korea’s] unlawful WMD and ballistic missile programmes. The US commitments to the defence of the Republic of Korea and Japan remain ironclad.
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