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North Korea, which was raising the level of provocations toward the United States with its intercontinental ballistic missile launch and nuclear test moves, turned its target to South Korea this time.

Kim Jong-un's younger brother Kim Yo-jong took issue with Defense Minister Seo-wook's remarks and warned that South Korea could pose a serious threat.



First of all, this is reporter Kim Min-jung.



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Kim Yeo-jung, who made a statement for the first time in six months since September of last year, raised the level of threats to South Korea.



Defense Minister Seo Wook claimed on the 1st that he made a preemptive strike, taking issue with his remarks on the 1st that "if there are clear signs of North Korea's missile launch, it can strike the origin and command facility with precision."



[Discourse by Kim Yeo-jung, Deputy Director of the Workers' Party of Korea: South Korea may face serious threats because of the reckless remarks of the Minister of National Defense.]



Expressing hostility toward Minister Seo with crazy, garbage, etc., he will reconsider many things about South Korea. It also hinted at the possibility of taking action against South Korea.



North Korea, which has been focusing on threats to the US through ICBM launches and nuclear test moves, has also aimed arrows at South Korea.



Kim Yeo-jung, in particular, scolded South Korea for being arrogant against nuclear powers.



[Discourse by Kim Yeo-jung, Deputy Director of the Workers' Party of Korea: It is a reckless (reckless) arrogance of a preemptive strike against a nuclear-weapon country.]



North Korea, which said that nuclear development was a self-defense dimension, now threatened that it could strike South Korea with nuclear force. That's count.



Secretary Park Jeong-cheon, who oversees the military field in North Korea, also made a statement, threatening to annihilate major targets in Seoul and the South Korean army if the South Korean army took any military action.



(Video editing: Kim Byung-jik)