According to Korean Central News Agency, North Korea had threatened to order a nuclear strike on “the heart of the US” if it attempts to remove Kim Jong Un as Supreme Leader.
This is a direct response to the statement made by CIA Director Mike Pompeo, that the Trump administration would find means of separating the regime from its Supreme leader Kim Jong Un. Pompeo said, “As for the regime, I am hopeful we will find a way to separate that regime from this system, the North Korean people I’m sure are lovely people and would love to see him go.”
A spokesman for the DPRK Foreign Ministry in a statement reported by KCNA said, “The DPRK legally stipulates that if the supreme dignity of the DPRK is threatened, it must preemptively annihilate those countries and entities that are directly or indirectly involved in it, by mobilizing all kinds of strike means including the nuclear ones. Should the US dare to show even the slightest sign of an attempt to remove our supreme leadership, we will strike a merciless blow at the heart of the US with our powerful nuclear hammer, honed and hardened over time”.
According to CNN reports, Scott Bray National Intelligence Manager for East Asia said; “North Korea’s recent test of an intercontinental range ballistic missile — which was not a surprise to the intelligence community — is one of the milestones that we have expected would help refine our timeline and judgments on the threats that Kim Jong Un poses to the continental United States”.
The U.S. military is set to conduct a test of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) at the Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska this weekend. THAAD does not target intercontinental ballistic missiles, but it is used to intercept short- and intermediate-range ballistic missiles. The United States has placed THAAD Systems in South Korea and Guam to counter threats from North Korea.
I urge the US and North Koria to fine a diplomatic come ground to avoid unecessary lose of livies and property.