Europe News Desk!! Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, on Saturday criticized a new South Korea-US deal aimed at bolstering Washington’s nuclear deterrence efforts against Pyongyang, saying the plan would only result in a more serious threat. . In North Korea’s first reaction to Washington’s announcement during South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s state visit to the US, Kim Yo-jong said the agreement reflected the most hostile and aggressive willingness to act against the North. According to Pyongyang’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), this has put the peace and security of Northeast Asia and the world at a more serious risk. His remarks came three days after Yoon and US President Joe Biden agreed to significantly strengthen Washington’s nuclear commitment to South Korea in a new deal and pledged to take quick, heavy and decisive action in the event of a North Korean nuclear strike. The day came later.
Under the Washington Declaration, Yoon and Biden agreed to strengthen America’s expanded deterrence commitment to South Korea through the establishment of a nuclear advisory group and the more frequent deployment of American strategic assets in Seoul. Kim Yo-jong warned that changes in the security environment would only prompt the North to take more decisive action. The more the enemy is prepared for nuclear war drills, and the more nuclear assets they deploy in the vicinity of the Korean Peninsula, the stronger will be the exercise of our right to self-defense, as quoted by KCNA. He also took aim at Biden’s warning that any nuclear strike against the US or its allies would result in the end of his rule. He said it is pointless. Biden is absolutely not capable of taking responsibility for America’s future. He also took a dig at Yoon, calling him a fool who put security in jeopardy with his incompetence. Meanwhile, Seoul’s Unification Ministry condemned Kim Yo-jong’s remarks and warned that North Korea would face an even stronger and heavier response if it continues to follow the wrong path.
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