INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
North Korea opposes war, but if South Korea chooses military confrontation or makes a preemptive strike, then the North&s nuclear forces
will have to attack, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un said on Tuesday, Reuters reported.Kim Yo Jong, a senior official in the
government and ruling party, said it was a &very big mistake& for South Korea&s minister of defence to make recent remarks discussing
attacks on the North, state news agency KCNA reported.According to Reuters South Korean Defence Minister Suh Wook said on Friday that his
country&s military has a variety of missiles with significantly improved firing range, accuracy and power, with ''the ability to accurately
and quickly hit any target in North Korea.North Korea has test-fired a range of increasingly powerful missiles this year, and officials in
Seoul and Washington fear it may be preparing to resume testing nuclear weapons for the first time since 2017 amid stalled negotiations.Kim
and another North Korean official issued earlier statements on Sunday condemning those remarks, and warned that Pyongyang would destroy
major targets in Seoul if the South takes any &dangerous military action& such as a preemptive strike, Reuters reported.In her second
statement, on Tuesday, Kim said Pyongyang opposes war, which would leave the peninsula in ruins, and does not view South Korea as its
principal enemy.In other words, it means that unless the South Korean army takes any military action against our state, it will not be
regarded as a target of our attack,& she said.But if south Korea, for any reason & whether or not it is blinded by misjudgment & opts for
such military action as ‘preemptive strike& touted by (Suh Wook), the situation will change,& Kim added
&In that case, south Korea itself will become a target.If the South Korean military violates even an inch (2.5 cm) of North Korea territory,
it will face an &unimaginably terrible disaster& and the North&s nuclear combat force will have to inevitably carry out its duty, she
said.This is not just a threat
This is a detailed explanation of our reaction to possible reckless military action by south Korea,& Kim said, noting that the South can
avoid this fate by dropping any &fantastic daydream& of launching a preemptive attack on a nuclear-armed state.The post N.Korea says it will
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