In a recent exchange of rhetoric between North and South Korea, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has threatened to use nuclear weapons and destroy South Korea permanently if provoked. This comes after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol warned that Kim's regime would collapse if he attempted to use nuclear arms.
The heightened animosities stem from North Korea's recent disclosure of a nuclear facility and continued missile tests. Observers predict that North Korea's parliament will soon declare a hostile “two-state” system on the Korean Peninsula, rejecting reconciliation with South Korea and establishing new national borders.
