North Korea war: Tens of thousands of US citizens to DIE if conflict starts, says Russia
TENS of thousands of Americans will die if Donald Trump attacks North Korea, Russia has warned.
By MARK CHANDLER
Express.co.uk
Tue, Dec 26, 2017
There are around 250,000 Americans living in South Korea who could all be placed at great risk if a conflict broke out, it is claimed.
Russian Security Council Secretary, Nikolay Patrushev, made the warning as he slammed Mr Trump’s “cold war mentality”.
He said: “The United States is not accustomed to regarding the lives of other countries’ citizens to achieve its goals.
“However, Washington certainly cannot fail to take into account the fact that 250,000 Americans live in South Korea.
“In the event of large-scale military operations on the Korean Peninsula, tens of thousands of US citizens will die.
”Such losses are called unacceptable in the language of the military in all countries.”
Kim Jong-un’s regime has based its main artillery and missile sites around 50km from Seoul.
It is thought that, should an attack on Pyongyang take place, the South would be under severe threat from the tyrant’s arsenal of deadly weapons.
And Mr Patrushev claimed that recent joint military drills between the US and Seoul were only increasing the risk.
He warned: “North Korea responds with new ballistic missile launches and does not hesitate to make tough statements.
“This vicious cycle must be broken by solely and exclusively political and diplomatic means.”
Yesterday, Russia’s Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov called for the US and North Korea to start negotiations.
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