The 'end' of Kim Jong-un? What the 'Washington Declaration' means


A TV screen shows an image of US President Joe Biden, right, and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol in Washington, during a news. - AP

SEOUL (AFP): If North Korea uses its nuclear weapons against the United States or its ally South Korea, it would be "the end" of Kim Jong-un's regime, Seoul and Washington announced this week.

The stern threat comes as President Yoon Suk-yeol is on a six-day state visit to the United States, where he and his counterpart Joe Biden discussed ramping up the US security shield for South Korea in the face of the nuclear-armed North's increased missile tests.

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