The Guardian: Nuclear attack on US or allies would end Kim regime, says defense secretary
Lloyd Austin makes remark while Kim Jong-un’s government in Pyongyang has in recent days mounted a number of missile tests
The US defense secretary, Lloyd Austin, said on Thursday any nuclear attack on the US or its allies by North Korea would “result in the end of the Kim regime”.
Kim Jong-un’s government in Pyongyang has in recent days mounted a number of missile tests.
The South Korean military said a test of an intercontinental ballistic missile on Thursday may have ended in failure. Japan called the launch “outrageous and absolutely intolerable”.
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WNU Editor: The US narrative is that North Korea is inching towards war .... Kim Jong Un Inches Closer to All-Out War Than Ever Before (Daily Beast). There is also the narrative that China and Russia can influence North Korea .... Exclusive-U.S. says China and Russia have leverage to stop North Korea nuclear test (Reuters).
I have a different point of view.
I think both sides are inching towards war, not necessarily just North Korea. And I think we in the West are always over-estimating the influence that China and Russia have over North Korea.
Both Russia and China have a common border with North Korea, and they do business accordingly. But for much of its history North Korea has always followed its own tune, and I have seen no evidence that China and Russia are interested in changing the status quo.
U.S. Defense Secretary Says A North Korean Nuclear Attack On The U.S. Or Its Allies Will Result In The End Of The Kim Regime
Pentagon: A North Korea nuclear attack would ‘result in the end of the Kim regime’ -- Politico
U.S., South Korea warn North Korea any nuke attack would end Kim regime -- Kyodo News
US, South Korea threaten to 'end' Kim regime if North Korea uses nuclear weapon -- FOX News
North Korea nuke attack would ‘end’ Kim regime, US and South Korea warn -- NYPost
Lloyd Austin, Lee Jong-sup issue stark warning after fresh North Korean missile barrage -- Washington Times
Other than Ukraine not having been, lost Afghanistan, and the CRT BS, what has Austin done? Kim is not going to listen to the political martinet.
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