A nuclear attack by North Korea would mean the “end” of Kim Jong-un’s regime

A nuclear attack from North Korea against US interests would spell the “end” of Kim Jong-un’s regime, the Pentagon warned in its new strategy released Thursday.

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“Any nuclear attack by North Korea against the United States or its allies and partners is unacceptable and would lead to the end of that regime. There is no scenario in which the Kim regime can employ nuclear weapons and survive.”warns the US Ministry of Defense in that document.

China and Russia

“China is striving to expand, modernize and diversify its nuclear forces,” underlines the US Defense Ministry, which specifies that Beijing “probably wants to possess at least 1,000 nuclear warheads by the end of the decade.”

But “Russia is the main rival of the United States with the most diverse nuclear forces,” the document specifies.

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Russia it has 1,550 deployed and 2,000 undeployed nuclear warheads.

“Its modern nuclear arsenal, which is expected to grow, represents a long-term existential threat to the United States and our allies and partners.”added the Department of Defense, which emphasizes that “in the 2030s, the United States will be, for the first time in its history, confronted by two major nuclear powers (which will be) strategic rivals and potential adversaries.”

Source: Elcomercio

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