North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has issued a stark warning, threatening to deploy nuclear weapons against South Korea if provoked.
This alarming declaration, reported by state media on October 4, comes amid rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
The situation has been exacerbated by North Korea's recent unveiling of its uranium enrichment facility, which is capable of producing weapons-grade nuclear materials.
In response to these developments, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol showcased the nation's most formidable ballistic missile, the Hyunmoo-5, during a military parade.
He warned that any nuclear aggression from the North would result in the "end of its regime," emphasizing the strength of the South Korea-U.S. military alliance.
Yoon stated, "If North Korea attempts to use nuclear weapons, it will face the resolute and overwhelming response of our military and the SK-US alliance."
The historical backdrop of this conflict dates back to the Korean War, which ended in 1953 with an armistice rather than a peace treaty, leaving the two Koreas technically still at war.
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