“Any nuclear attack” by Pyongyang against South Korea, the United States or its allies would lead to “the end of Kim Jong-un’s regime,” Washington warned again on Saturday as tensions rose again on the Korean Peninsula, in France. This is reported by the Presse and Reuters agencies.

The United States has reaffirmed its “unwavering commitment” to South Korea, which relies on “an array of American capabilities, including nuclear, to exercise strong deterrence,” the White House said in a statement released after a new meeting between the United States and South Korea. by Korean officials and in which he promises a “swift, devastating and decisive response” in the event of a nuclear attack by North Korea.

US President Joe Biden sent a similar message in April after a meeting with his South Korean counterpart Yoon Suk-yeol.

And South Korea, an ally of the US and Japan, warned Pyongyang on Wednesday that it would suffer “terrible destruction” if it resorted to “reckless actions”.

Last week, the US, Japan and South Korea announced new trilateral initiatives against North Korea, including an operation to share real-time data on North Korean missile launches.

After accusations from the US and South Korea that the Korean peninsula was “on the brink of nuclear war”, North Korea launched a spy satellite into orbit last month, which Seoul said was also carried out with Russian help. Pyongyang has since claimed to have been able to monitor major sites in the US and South Korea with the satellite, but has not released any images. (Source: Agerpres)