North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's influential sister Kim Yo-jong has criticized a new agreement between South Korea and the United States that expands Washington's efforts to nuclear deter the threat from the DPRK.. The allied plan will only lead to "

In North Korea's first reaction to the Washington Declaration, adopted during South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol's visit to the United States, Kim Yo-jong said that the Seoul-Washington agreement reflects "

The statement by the North Korean leader's sister came three days after Yun and US President Joe Biden agreed to significantly increase Washington's nuclear commitments to South Korea in a new agreement and promised to take swift and decisive action in the event of a North Korean nuclear attack..

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According to the declaration, the United States promised to strengthen commitments to the extended deterrence of the DPRK through the creation of a nuclear advisory group and the more frequent deployment of American strategic assets in South Korea..

Kim Yo-jong, known for her influence on North Korean politics during the Kim Jong-un regime, warned while serving as deputy department director of the Central Committee of the DPRK Workers' Party that a change in the security environment would only push North Korea to take more decisive action..

“The more the enemies are determined to conduct nuclear military exercises and the more nuclear weapons they place near the Korean Peninsula, the stronger will be the exercise of our right to self-defense, in direct proportion to them,” Kim Yo-jung said..

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She also criticized Biden's warning that any nuclear attack against the US or its allies would end Kim Jong-un's regime..

“This can be taken as a pointless remark from an older man who is not at all able to take responsibility for the security and future of the United States, an old man with no future, because sitting out the remaining two years of his presidential term is too much for him,” Kim said..

She also criticized Yoon, calling him a "

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Meanwhile, South Korea's Ministry of Unification, which is responsible for inter-Korean relations, condemned Kim Yo-jong's remarks as " It warned that North Korea would face an even stronger response if it continued down the wrong path..

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Earlier it was reported that the United States and South Korea agreed to strengthen cooperation in the field of nuclear weapons in order to counter the threat from the DPRK.. For the first time, the US will give South Korea a central role in strategic planning for the use of nuclear weapons in any conflict with North Korea, in exchange for a promise that Seoul will not build up its own arsenal of nuclear weapons..