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Kim Jong-un to 'ramp up nuke plans' after seeing Putin 's weaknesses in Ukraine
Russia’s failures in the Ukraine war the deadly weapons are their “only chance of survival,” an expert has said. Following Vladimir Putin’s heavy losses so far in eastern Europe, he has resorted to desperate threats of nuclear war – and nutters dictator Kim Jong-un has followed suit.Dr Sojin Lim, an expert on the highly secretive state, told Metro: “Russia’s war in Ukraine doesn’t seem to be a good influence for North Korea…“It’s confirmed the partnership between Western forces and the weakness of Russian military compared to its own image.“Because of that, it became clear to North Korea that nuclear weapons are the only way they can compete.”The troubling claims come after Kim Jong-un, whose totalitarian state has a huge army of more than one million people, warned twice he would be prepared to use weapons of mass destruction.Dr Lim, who co-directs Korean studies at a British university, continued: “Kim Jong-un has signalled that he could become more offensive than defensive, as he mentioned a pre-emptive attack.“He’s mentioned a number of conditions for him to become offensive, but he’s not specific.“He’s kind of juggling again between different opinions to see how Western forces and South Korea’s new president would react.
