South Korea warns Pyongyang of ‘decisive and overwhelming’ response if it tries to use nuclear weapons

Oct. 1 (EUROPA PRESS) –

South Korean President Yonn Suk Yeol warned North Korea on Saturday that it will receive a “decisive” and “overwhelming” response if it tries to use nuclear weapons.

“If North Korea attempts to use nuclear weapons, it will face the determined and overwhelming response of the South Korea-US alliance and our military,” the South Korean leader said hours after Pyongyang launched two ballistic missiles. to the Sea of ​​Japan, the fourth such test in less than a week, Yonhap has reported.

The launches have further heightened tensions between the two countries, as North Korea appears to be preparing for what would be its seventh nuclear test and has recently legalized the use of nuclear weapons in scenarios where its leadership is threatened.

“By signing its nuclear weapons policy into law, it is threatening the survival and prosperity of the Republic of South Korea,” Yoon said, assuring that Pyongyang’s development of nuclear weapons defies the “international non-proliferation regime”. “.

“The North Korean regime must now make the decision to denuclearize itself to achieve true peace and joint prosperity on the Korean peninsula,” added the South Korean president, according to the aforementioned agency.