Tensions have been rising in Asia this week as South and North Korea both threaten to destroy each other. Veuer’s Matt Hoffman reports.
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00:00Tensions have been rising in Asia this week, as South and North Korea both threatened to destroy each other.
00:05In a speech Tuesday marking Armed Forces Day, South Korean President Yun Suk-yol warned,
00:10if North Korea attempts to use nuclear weapons, it will face a resolute, overwhelming response from our military and the U.S. alliance.
00:17That day will see the end of the North Korean regime.
00:20North Korean state news agency KCNA reported that leader Kim Jong-un responded while touring a military base Friday.
00:27According to CNN, Kim said that if necessary, Pyongyang would defend its sovereignty with,
00:32quote, all the offensive forces it has possessed, including nuclear weapons.
00:36If such situation comes, the permanent existence of Seoul and the Republic of Korea, a.k.a. South Korea, would be impossible.
00:43According to the AP, Kim announced earlier this year that North Korea would officially abandon the goal of eventually reunifying the two Koreas.