Dictator Kim Jongun visits North Korean weapons factory in August this year KCNA/Pool / Latin America News Agency via Portal
North Korea’s representative to the United Nations, Kim Song, warned this Tuesday (26) of the danger of nuclear war on the Korean Peninsula, particularly due to “reckless actions” by the United States.
The “ongoing hysteria of the United States and its allies regarding nuclear confrontation.” […] brings the Korean peninsula militarily to the brink of nuclear war,” Pyongyang’s ambassador Kim Song warned in a speech to the UN General Assembly.
Kim criticized Washington’s policies in Northeast Asia and denounced a “dangerous current situation.” [que] It is the fault of the United States, which wants to perfect its hegemonic ambitions by any means possible and in doing so overestimates its power.”
For the representative of Kim Jongun’s communist regime, responsibility also lies with the dominant forces of the Republic of Korea [Coreia do Sul]who intend to bring the scourge of nuclear war against them [nossa] Nation”.
Seoul is “obsessed with voluntary submission to the US and fratricidal confrontation,” the North Korean diplomat concluded.
South Korea organized this Tuesday (26) the first military parade in a decade with the unprecedented participation of the United States, a show of force at a time of tension with North Korea
Nearly 4,000 soldiers took part in the parade in central Seoul, which also showcased 170 tanks, drones and missiles and was applauded by a crowd carrying South Korean flags.
Nearly 300 American soldiers took part in the parade, an unprecedented event that showcased the strength of the military alliance between the two countries in the face of the nuclear threat from North Korea
Seoul normally hosts a military parade every five years, but the 2018 edition was replaced by a more sober ceremony by thenleftist President Moon Jaein, who sought to forge rapprochement with his northern neighbor.
The country is currently led by Yoon Suk Yeol, a conservative who has taken a hard line against Pyongyang. Since taking office as president in May 2022, South Korea has increased military cooperation with the United States and Japan
Yoon also led a ceremony at an air force base. At the event, he celebrated the strengthening of USSouth Korea defense relations
“If North Korea uses nuclear weapons, its regime will be contained by an overwhelming response from the U.S.South Korea alliance,” Yoon said.
The first military parade in 10 years “is an unsubtle and visually provocative gesture by the South Korean government to send a message to (North Korean leader) Kim Jong Un that Seoul will not back down and will not pursue any form of reconciliation,” Soo Kim, by LMI Consulting and former CIA analyst, told AFP
South Korea is a major arms exporter. In 2022, arms sales generated $17.3 billion (R$85.8 billion). Seoul does not sell weapons to warring countries.