North Korea has lashed out in retaliation to comments made by the South Korean defense minister, with warnings of “disaster” and “full-blown war.”
In a statement released on Sunday, Kim Yo-jong, sister to Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un, called the South’s defense minister, Suh Wook, a “scum-like guy” for raising the possibility of preemptive strikes against its northern adversary. Kim, who South Korea’s spy service says is the North’s number two official behind her brother, further derided Suh as “reckless” and warned that the South could face a “serious threat,” The Guardian reported.