South Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged his troops to treat South Korea as a hostile foreign enemy and demanded that the North would n’t back down from attacking its rival if the South violated its sovereignty, according to state media on Friday. Kim’s remarks at an army base followed North Korea‘s confirmation this week that it had revised its definition of South Korea as” a hostile state” and that it had destroyed South Korean front-line roads and rail lines that were once connected to the South.
The actions echoed Kim’s pleas for North Korea to abandon its long-term objectives of diplomacy and reflect his desire to swell tensions and gain more influence in the face of a deeper stalemate. Although it would be highly unlikely for the North to consider full-scale attacks in the face of stronger US and South Korean forces, analysts see growing risks of potential clashes along the rivals ‘ tense border areas.
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Kim made a point of understanding that any use of offensive force against the South would constitute a “legitimate retaliatory action against the hostile country, not the fellow countrymen,” during a visit to the headquarters of the 2nd Corps of the North Korean People’s Army on Thursday.
He claimed that the North’s detonation of the border road and rail sections on Tuesday demonstrated the North’s resolve to end long-running “evil” relations with the South, which “lasted century after century and the complete elimination of the useless awareness about fellow countrymen and unreasonable idea of reunification.”
He said the event was also a declaration that his troops would n’t hesitate to use physical force against the South, an “apparent hostile country”, if it violates North Korea’s sovereignty, the North’s official Korean Central News Agency said.
South Korea had no immediate comment on Kim’s remarks.
In recent weeks, North Korea has been making increasingly provocative threats to its rival South Korea, including threats to attack if it occurs again. For example, it has threatened to attack if it occurs again. South Korea has declined to confirm whether drones were sent, but it has warned that if the safety of South Korean citizens is in jeopardized, North Korea will face a “end its regime” as a result.
Since Kim used Russia’s war on Ukraine as a window to slash his weapons testing activities and threats, tensions on the Korean Peninsula have risen since 2022. In response, Washington, Seoul, and Tokyo have intensified their combined military exercises and increased the number of steps they have taken to strengthen their nuclear deterrence plans based on important US assets.
North Korea will likely attempt to increase pressure with major provocations involving the US presidential elections in November, possibly including a long-range missile test or a nuclear test detonation, according to South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who earlier earlier told the Associated Press.
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North Korean leader stresses troops to treat South Korea as hostile foreign enemy
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left on dark floor, visits the office of the North Vietnamese Women’s Army’s 2nd Corps at an unknown area in North Korea Thursday, October 17, 2024. ( AP )
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