In his statement on Thursday, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un threatened to launch a nuclear attack with “atomic weapons” in case of “provocation”. South Korea and the United States They held a meeting in Washington this week where they discussed nuclear deterrence.
Kim congratulated the army for launching a ballistic missile this week and said, “This was a sign of the country’s loyalty and determined stance.” Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Not to hesitate in defending the country’s sovereignty and in announcing the reaction to the attack (…) even in a nuclear attack in case the enemy is provoked with atomic weapons.
In this sense, think about this “acts of opposition and counterattack” The attempts against the United States were “successfully completed” and “they managed to carry out the launch exercise of the most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile, which greatly shocked the American imperialists and their first-class puppets (…), performing actions on their own” -devastating throughout the year.
Likewise, he also stated that “Defense of the country’s honor, sovereignty and interests can only be absolutely guaranteed by a strong force.”That is, “the real defensive capacity of a lasting peace is to have the real capacity to preemptively attack the enemy anywhere”, which would “frighten any enemy”.
North Korean authorities launched an operation intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) ‘Hwaseong-18’, which had a range of over 16,000 kilometers, could reach any point in the United States.
UN Secretary General, Antonio GuterresIt condemned the fifth launch of such a missile so far this year, thus joining the reactions of Japan, South Korea and the United States, which have rejected North Korea’s activities.