North Korean Defector: Kim Jong Un Would Launch Nuclear Weapons First Strike

In an interview with NBC News on Monday, the highest-ranking defector from North Korea in decades revealed that the totalitarian regime is willing to use nuclear weapons in a first strike: “Once he [North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un] sees that there is any kind of sign of a tank or an imminent threat from America, then he would use his nuclear weapons with [an] ICBM.”

Thae Yong Ho, who was North Korea’s deputy ambassador to the United Kingdom until he and his family defected in 2016, claimed that the oppressive government “has reached a very significant level of nuclear development.” He also contended that Kim Jong Un was “desperate in maintaining his rule by relying on his [development of] nuclear weapons and ICBM.”

Thae explained, “Kim Jong Un strongly believes that only a nuclear weapon can guarantee his rule.”

The former diplomatic official advised the United States and its allies in the region to be on guard:

“If Kim Jong Un has nuclear weapons and ICBMs, he can do anything,” he said. “So, I think the world should be ready to deal with this kind of person.”

He added that “the final and the real solution to the North Korean nuclear issue is to eliminate Kim Jong Un from the post.”

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