Kim Jong Un's sister warns of nuclear arms race between North Korea and the West

Kim Yo-jong said that North Korea remains convinced that its nuclear deterrence «needs to be further improved.» Photo: Korea Central News Agency. AP

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's sister warns of a nuclear arms race with the West after the US-South Korea agreement to deploy submarines on the peninsula.

Kim Yo-jong said an agreement to strengthen containment of Pyongyang would lead to a «greater danger,» state media reported.

The US agreed to station nuclear submarines in South Korea and cooperate with the country in its nuclear planning to counter nuclear threats from the north.

Seoul agreed not to develop its own nuclear weapons.

In Pyongyang's first response to the deal, known as the Washington Declaration. Kim Yo-jong stated that the North remains convinced that its nuclear deterrent «needs to be perfected.»

“The more the adversaries are determined to conduct nuclear war exercises and the more nuclear weapons they place near the Korean Peninsula, the stronger our right to self-defense will be exercised,” she said. official Korea Central News Agency.

She warned that the move «will only cause peace and security in Northeast Asia and the world to be in greater danger.»

President Joe Biden, pictured with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, said the recent submarine deal will strengthen cooperation in deterring a North Korean attack. Photo: Oliver Contreras/Shutterstock. country from continuing to work on its banned nuclear and missile programs.

Last year, the country declared itself an «irreversible» nuclear power, effectively ending the possibility of denuclearization talks.

In 2023, Pyongyang conducted a record streak of launches in violation of sanctions, including test launches of the country's first solid-fueled ballistic missile, a key technical breakthrough for Kim Jong-un's armed forces.

Washington and Seoul. in response, stepped up defense cooperation with joint military exercises using advanced stealth aircraft and high-end U.S. strategic assets.

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said the new agreement marks an «unprecedented» commitment on the part of United States to protect allies and deter attacks.

President Joe Biden hailed the deal, saying it would strengthen the pair's cooperation in deterring a North Korean attack.

Another blow to Kim's sister, 80- Biden's age, said he was «not at all capable of taking responsibility… an old man with no future.»

She added that it was «too much for him until the end of his two-year term,» then named the president South Korea's «fool».