Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has threatened to use his nuclear weapons in potential military conflicts with the US and South Korea. Kim claims that his rivals are pushing the Korean peninsula to the brink of war. Kim made the remarks while addressing veterans on the 69th anniversary of the end of the 1950-53 Korean War.
The purpose of this speech is to promote internal unity in the country grappling with economic difficulties related to the pandemic. Some observers say North Korea’s threats against the US and South Korea may increase as the two allies plan to expand their military exercises, which North Korea sees as an exercise in aggression.
“Our armed forces are fully prepared to deal with any crisis and our country’s nuclear war capability is also fully prepared,” Kim said in a speech on Wednesday, according to the official Korean Central News Agency. He accused the US of “painting a bad picture” of North Korea to justify its hostile policies.
He said the US-South Korea military exercises are a symbol of the “double standard” of the US, as it portrays North Korea’s routine military activities as provocations or threats. Actually, he was talking about North Korea’s missile tests. Kim described South Korea’s new president, Yoon Suk-yeol, as a “maniac” who has surpassed even former South Korean leaders and said Yoon’s conservative government is being led by “goons”.
