A spokesman for the Department of Defense reiterated the U.S. military's standing policy to end the Kim regime if North Korea uses a nuclear weapon.
"I think we have been very clear that were North Korea to employ a nuclear weapon, it would be the end of the North Korean regime," said Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder at a daily press briefing Tuesday.
"But again, our focus continues to be on and working very closely with our allies and our partners in the region to deter aggression, to preserve security and stability in the region. And that will continue to be our focus," Ryder added. A TV screen shows an image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Seoul Railway Station in South Korea."Any nuclear attack by North Korea against the United States or its allies and partners is unacceptable and will result in the end of that regime," the Department of Defense said in October of last year.
People watch a TV showing a file image of a North Korean missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in South Korea. Last month, North Korean leadership threatened to respond to U.S.-South Korean military drills with"most overwhelming nuclear force."
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