The sister of North Korean despot Kim Jong-un, Kim Yo-jong, threatened to destroy major targets in Seoul after South Korea said its missiles could hit any target in North Korea. Tensions seem to be ramping up following a series of North Korean ballistic missile tests, with the dictator’s sister lashing out and saying that ‘South Korea should discipline itself it it wants to stave off disaster. 

The South Korean President, Moon Jae-in, has been working towards reconciliation cross the peninsula, but this could all go astray after the weapons tests in Pyongyang. President-elect Yoon Suk-yeo will be taking office next month, and has earlier spoken in support of pre-emptive strikes, meaning more tension between the two countries. The South Korean Defence Minister Suh Wook visited the country’s strategic missile command, speaking about its ability to launch pre-emptive strikes on the North in the event of an imminent attack. 

The comments by Wook were considered quite unusual, with the North Korean dictator’s sister going on to describe the defence minister as ‘scum’ for discussing such strikes. 

In a statement, she said that ‘the senseless and scum-like guy dare mention a pre-emptive strike at a nuclear weapons state. South Korea may face a serious threat owing to the reckless remarks made by its defence minister.’ Kim is the vice department director of the central committee of the Worker’s Party of Korea, and is in charge of relations with Seoul and Washington. 

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