PENTAGON CHIEF: NUCLEAR ATTACK ON US OR ALLIES WOULD ‘RESULT IN THE END OF THE KIM REGIME’

Fri 04 November 2022:

In a joint statement issued on Thursday, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his South Korean colleague Lee Jong-sup stated that any nuclear assault on the US or its allies would “result in the end of the Kim regime.” This comes after the North Korean regime conducted several missile launches over the previous two days.

In a joint communique released by the Defense Department, Austin said, “Any nuclear attack against the United States or its Allies and partners, including the use of non-strategic nuclear weapons, is unacceptable and will result in the end of the Kim regime.”

This comes hours after the South Korean military said that Pyongyang tested an intercontinental ballistic missile on Thursday, which may have failed. Subsequently, North Korea also fired two short-range missiles from near their capital city Pyongyang, the incident raised alarm in Japan and triggered evacuation warnings as the missile flew near two parts of the country.

The Secretary of Defence also addressed the press after the meeting and raised concerns about the recent missile launches by the Kim Jong-un government and said that these tests are “destabilizing to the region,” and reiterated its “ironclad” alliance with South Korea. This comes after North Korea’s “continued provocations” after a multi-day barrage of missile launches.

Additionally, the US and South Korea declared that they would prolong their air force drill, which would take place from Monday through Friday, “with respect to the North’s recent provocations,” according to Austin, hours after the most recent test on Thursday. Notably, during the continuing air force exercises between the US and South Korea on Wednesday, North Korea also fired a record-breaking 23 missiles in a single day.

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

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