On Monday,
South Korea’s Defense Ministry laid out the case for engaging in a
preemptive strike against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
(DRPK) in the event that they determine a nuclear strike by the
regime of Kim Jong-Un is imminent raising the stakes in a brewing
conflict that could quickly explode into a major war.
Defense
Ministry spokesman Moon Sang-kyun explained in a press briefing that
a preemptive strike may be employed for purposes of self-defense if
the regime determines that there are signs that North Korea is
beginning to use – as opposed to simply test – their lethal
nuclear weapon stockpile.
The comments
come as the North Korean regime prepares for an imminent sixth
nuclear test – the third inside of a two month period – with
Pyongyang exhibiting increasing explosive yield and sophistication in
each new test. The regime of Kim Jong-Un has also engaged in numerous
ballistic missile tests with a recent test launch of components of an
intercontinental ballistic missile that the regime says may have
sufficient range to reach the continental United States – although
analysts say they are not there yet.
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