South Korea and the United States are considering adding US nuclear weapons to their joint military exercises in light of the growing threat from North Korea. “The nuclear weapons belong to the United States, but planning, information sharing, exercises and training must be conducted jointly by South Korea and the United States,” said South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol. This is to send a sign of strength. Washington is “very positive” about this idea.
Tensions between North and South Korea have escalated over the past year over the unusual number of North Korean missile launches. North Korea fired another short-range ballistic missile off its east coast on Sunday, following three on Saturday. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un wants to push the development of his country into a powerful nuclear power.
North Korea’s goal is a rapid nuclear counterattack
Kim even announced the “mass production of nuclear weapons” this weekend. Speaking at a rally of the ruling Workers’ Party, he said North Korea needed overwhelming military power to fight back against enemies, state media reported. He accused the US and South Korea of trying to isolate and oppress his country. More intercontinental ballistic missiles will be developed – the goal of all weapon systems is a rapid nuclear counterattack. South Korea is “our undisputed enemy” dangerously rearming.
Source: Krone
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