KYIV. UkraineGate . 4 . November .2022 | World News .
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, during a meeting with his South Korean counterpart Lee Che Sup, said that any nuclear strike by North Korea “will lead to the end of Kim Jong-un’s regime.”
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“Any nuclear attack against the United States or its allies and partners, including the use of non-strategic nuclear weapons, is unacceptable and will lead to the end of the Kim regime,” Austin said.
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Both ministers told reporters they were concerned about recent missile launches from Pyongyang. Austin said North Korea’s tests would “destabilize the region” and called on Pyongyang to “stop such activities and start a serious dialogue.”
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On November 3, North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the East Sea. An informed source said North Korea appeared to have fired a medium- or long-range missile with alleged fuel and a warhead.
The tests came a day after North Korea fired 23 missiles, sparking condemnation from Washington, Seoul and Tokyo.
Hours after the last test, the United States and South Korea announced that they would continue air force exercises, which were to last Monday through Friday this week.
South Korea’s Air Force said the exercise was continuing “in connection with North Korea’s recent provocations.”
Source: Ukrgate
