Kim Yo Jong making a speech | Image: KCTV (June 2021)
A North Korean military official has slammed South Korea’s defense minister as “crazy” for mentioning “preemptive strike” capabilities, warning that the DPRK is a “nuclear power” and can “destroy” any major targets in Seoul if needed.
The statement carried in the state-run Rodong Sinmun on Sunday ran alongside another article by the North Korean leader’s sister Kim Yo Jong, in which she labeled the ROK defense minister Suh Wook a “senseless and scum-like guy” and said Pyongyang is “reconsidering” inter-Korean matters.
A North Korean military official has slammed South Korea’s defense minister as “crazy” for mentioning “preemptive strike” capabilities, warning that the DPRK is a “nuclear power” and can “destroy” any major targets in Seoul if needed.
The statement carried in the state-run Rodong Sinmun on Sunday ran alongside another article by the North Korean leader’s sister Kim Yo Jong, in which she labeled the ROK defense minister Suh Wook a “senseless and scum-like guy” and said Pyongyang is “reconsidering” inter-Korean matters.
Jeongmin Kim is the Lead Correspondent at NK News and Editorial Director at KOREA PRO, based in Seoul. Kim covers inter-Korean relations and North and South Korean foreign and military affairs. Kim has covered the 2022 ROK presidential election on the ground, and prior to joining NK News, she worked for the CSIS Korea Chair in Washington D.C. and Reuters news agency’s Seoul bureau. Follow her on Twitter @jeongminnkim