Kim Yo Jong says he's gonna hit K. South with nuclear weapons if attacked

Her statement was published by state media on Tuesday, April 5th.

If South Korea is aimed at military confrontation with us, our nuclear force will have to carry out its task”, Kim Yo Jong said, according to the statement issued by the KCNA.

The sister of the northeastern leader, influential in the People's Party, has said North Korea would never launch the first attack, broadcast dpa.

If South Korea, for whatever reason, is aimed at military action, such as the preemptive measures mentioned (by Defence Minister Suh Wook), the situation will change”, she said.

In that case, South Korea itself will be targeted”.

On Friday, the defence minister in South Korea, Suh Wook, has publicly said that Seoul's armed forces have the capacity to attack <x0-> precisely and quickly” the starting point of the Phenjan missiles, as there are clear signs of an attack on South Korea.

Northern Korea's verbal attacks on members of the South Korean government are not unusual.

Kim Yo Jong's statement comes at a time when tensions in the region are increasing again.

Phenjani has recently alarmed neighbouring states, testing a new ballistic missile with nuclear capacity.

The United Nations resolutions forbid this isolated country to test missiles with the capacity to carry nuclear heads.