The two Koreas are ratcheting up their cross-border rhetoric to new heights with threats of nuclear retaliation and regime annihilation, raising concerns that a minor border incident could turn brinkmanship into an armed clash.
Yoon provoked fury in the North on October 1 when he gave a speech at South Korea's Armed Forces Day, warning North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that he would face 'the end of his regime' if Pyongyang ever attempted to use nuclear weapons.
Kim Yo-jong, the influential sister of the North Korean leader, insisted that the regime would 'continuously and limitlessly' expand and enhance its nuclear deterrent against what she claimed were US threats.
Kim Jong Un responded by calling Yoon a 'puppet' of the US and insisted that the North would use nuclear weapons 'without hesitation' if the South or the US attempted to use force against Pyongyang.
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