North Korea’s nuclear advancement law brings US ‘diplomacy’, Japan ‘international security’, and Korea ‘end of regime’
The U.S. State Department responded to North Korea's enactment of its nuclear weapons advancement decree by saying, "We will do what we have been doing" and added, "This is an important step to engage with to deter North Korea's aggression and coordinate an international response to its violations of multiple UN Security Council resolutions." “We will be consulting closely with Korea, Japan and other allies and partners,” he said on the 28th.
Reuters reported that Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said on the 27th, "North Korea's nuclear and missile development poses a threat to the peace and security of our country and the international community and can never be tolerated."
At a briefing on this day, U.S. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller responded to a question about the U.S. position on North Korea's "nuclear" constitution, saying, "North Korea's illegal weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and ballistic missile programs are a threat to international peace and security and the global non-proliferation system." “We reiterate that North Korea must understand that the only viable way forward is through diplomacy,” he said.
On the 28th, the Ministry of Unification said in a statement regarding North Korea's explicit 'nuclear force policy' in its constitution, "We once again emphasize that the North Korean regime will face the end if nuclear weapons are used," and added, "The government will respond with the overwhelming response of South Korea, the United States, and Japan and the cooperation of the international community." “We will strengthen sanctions and pressure to deter and dissuade North Korea from developing nuclear weapons,” he said.
At a meeting with the Chinese Prime Minister on the 7th, President Yoon Seok-yeol said, "As the North Korean nuclear issue worsens, cooperation between South Korea, the United States, and Japan will inevitably become stronger." “I hope it doesn’t become an obstacle,” he said.
At an event commemorating Armed Forces Day on the 26th, President Yoon said, “If North Korea uses nuclear weapons, we will put an end to the North Korean regime through an overwhelming response from the ROK-US alliance.” He also said, “Only a strong military will guarantee true peace,” and “Peace based on strength.” ' was revealed.
Candidate for Minister of National Defense Shin Won-sik said on the 27th, "If North Korea attempts a nuclear attack, we will bring about the end of the North Korean regime. We will build a strong defense posture that will overwhelm the enemy. If North Korea provokes us, we will strongly punish it so that it will regret it desperately." It was announced at the confirmation hearing. Yomiuri reported on the 29th, "Kim Jong-un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, said in his speech, 'We will quickly strengthen the quality and quantity of nuclear forces,'" and added, "He criticized the strengthening of cooperation between Korea and Japan and claimed that it would pose the 'biggest threat' to North Korea. did. He cited the expansion of nuclear weapons production and the diversification of attack methods such as missiles as future issues,” the report said.
Yomiuri said that North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly adopted a law as a proposal to amend the Constitution, including the clause <Increasing nuclear forces to deter war as a responsible nuclear weapons state and protect peace and stability in the region and the world>, saying, "This time, we will not develop nuclear weapons and missiles." “It was specified in the Constitution to further justify it,” he said.
In a commentary by Private King on the 27th, the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs' press office said, "Sweden has been serving as a representative country for U.S. interests in North Korea since 1995," and added, "The Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Swedish Embassy in Pyongyang provide consular support to U.S. nationals in North Korea." He revealed that Private King's case was explained as 'American consular work.'