North Korea has been warned any nuclear raid on the United States or its allies would seal the end of leader Kim Jong-un.
The Biden administration issued a thundering caution noting an attack would be “unacceptable” and met with an immediate response from Washington DC.
Following a meeting of the United States-Republic of Korea Nuclear Consultative Group, in which the US and South Korea discussed nuclear deterrence efforts, Biden officials said Kim would see his “end” if a nuclear strike went ahead.
The White House specified that an attempt to hit South Korea would be “met with a swift, overwhelming and decisive response.”
The warning came months after Pyongyang shared the results of a simulation showing the impact a nuclear attack with ballistic missiles would have on South Korea.
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South Korea, the US and Japan strongly condemned the launch, viewing it as an attempt by the North to improve its missile technology as well as establish a space-based surveillance system.
South Korea announced plans to resume front-line aerial surveillance in response. North Korea quickly retaliated by restoring border guard posts, according to Seoul officials.
Both steps would breach a 2018 inter-Korean deal on easing front-line military tensions.
Jo Chol Su, a senior North Korean Foreign Ministry official, said the North would make all available efforts to protect its national interests in the face of threats by hostile forces.
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