Use of nuclear weapon would end the North Korean regime

Seoul: South Korea has issued a stern warning to North Korea, which has announced a dangerous increase in its nuclear weapons stockpile. South Korea’s Ministry of Defence has warned that if the North Korean military uses nuclear weapons for any reason, it will end Kim Jong-un’s regime in the country. Also, with North Korea threatening nuclear war, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol discussed conducting military exercises with the United States with nuclear weapons as a precautionary measure.

Moreover, North Korea tested more than 90 missiles last year. This included medium-range as well as ballistic missiles. North Korea test-fired three short-range ballistic missiles on the first day of the new year, continuing regional tensions. At the same time, North Korea accused the United States and South Korea of threatening it by organizing joint military exercises and threatened nuclear attack.

These included developing a new intercontinental ballistic missile and increasing the nuclear weapons stockpile. Just two months ago, North Korea announced changing its nuclear policy and adopting a ‘first strike’. International analysts claimed North Korea threatened a nuclear attack on the United States and its neighbouring countries. Angered by this, South Korea on Sunday threatened the regime of Kim Jong-un.

South Korea’s Defence Ministry has warned that Kim Jong-un’s regime will end if North Korea tries to use nuclear weapons. At the same time, South Korea has appealed to North Korea to stop its nuclear activities and start negotiations immediately. On Monday, a local newspaper published an interview with the South Korean president. Besides, the South Korean President signalled preparations against North Korea’s nuclear threat. South Korea’s president announced that this could include joint military exercises involving US nuclear assets. Despite this, President Yeol has revealed that South Korea will not deploy US nuclear weapons in its country.

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