South Korea quaking North Korea ‘will FIRE more missiles in bid to survive’
South Korea quaking North Korea ‘will FIRE more missiles in bid to survive’:- The country’s defence ministry said that nuclear tests are part of the despot leader’s plot to maintain a stranglehold over his people during a time the nation is plagued with sanctions.
During South Korea’s end-of-year meeting today, defence minister Song Young-moo claimed the nation has maintained a “watertight” defensive stance over its aggressive neighbour.
The meeting involved over 150 senior commanders from across the country.
This year has seen six nuclear tests and 15 ballistic missile launches from the isolationist state.
Despite the US and North Korea moving closer than ever to World War 3 after Kim Jong-un’s most powerful missile test last week, the defence minister claimed further provocations are inbound.
South Korea also warned of a tactical escalation from its neighbour that could see it cross the Northern Limit Line, an artillery attack or a hacking operation.
With the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic games on the horizon, South Korea reiterated its commitment to ensuring a successful hosting of the global event.
It appears the defence and security at the upcoming Olympics are also top concerns for the US after its ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, said it remains an “open question” whether to send athletes to the event.
There are concerns that safety of US participants in the games could be at risk if they attend because of the threats of war from Kim Jong-un’s communist state.
The ambassador said that President Donald Trump and his administration were still working on trying to “find out the best way” to make sure that athletes safety was protected during the international event.
She said: “This is a perfect opportunity for all of them to go and do something they have worked so hard for.
“What we will do is, we will make sure that we’re taking every precaution possible to make sure that they’re safe and to know everything that’s going on around them.”
However, she added the US was still looking at whether it was safe to attend the games given the instability surrounding the region given the close proximity of the Olympics to North Korea.
Asked whether she could guarantee the US’s attendance, she said: “There’s an open question.
“I have not heard anything about that, but I do know in the talks that we have — whether it’s Jerusalem or North Korea — it’s about, how do we protect the US citizens in the area?”
The games will take place between Feb 9 and 25.
Source:- https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/889644/World-War-3-North-Korea-Kim-Jong-un-South-Korea-USA-Donald-Trump-Nikki-Haley-Olympics
