North Korea WARNING: Biological weapons attack could wipe out 'thousands' of people
NORTH KOREA is trying to load intercontinental ballistic missiles with Anthrax which could kill thousands of people, an expert has warned.
Kim Jong-un could be developing the biological weapons according to reports as the rogue dictator increases tensions between him and President Donald Trump.
South Korean officials and independent weapons experts have warned Pyongyang could be developing the dangerous weapons and be ready to use Anthrax.
Anthrax is an infection caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis and can occur in four forms: skin, lungs, intestinal, and injection.
Former assistant defence secretary Andrew Weber warned about how dangerous the weapons could be if developed by Kim Jong-un.
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He told CNN: “The Soviet Union did have warheads that were designed for biological weapons on long-range missiles.
“But it is really not necessary, you could deliver an anthrax attack in Los Angeles or Miami or New York, covertly and have strategic impact and kill tens or thousands or hundreds of thousands of people.”
When asked how many people a “thumb-nail sized quantity of Anthrax” could kill if sprayed in the right conditions, Mr Weber said maybe over ten thousand.
The regime rejected the claim as “groundless” and said that it was fulfilling its obligations under the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) which prohibits the production or stockpile of biowarfare weapons.
You could deliver an anthrax attack in Los Angeles or Miami or New York
North Korea rejected the reports on the same day that a Japanese newspaper claimed the rogue state had already been successful in developing the weapons.
The article, which cites an anonymous source connected to South Korean intelligence, says: “North Korea has started experiments such as heat and pressure equipment to prevent anthrax from dying even at a high temperature of over 7,000 degrees generated at the time of ICBM's re-entry into the atmosphere.
In part, there is unconfirmed information that it has already succeeded in such experiments.”
In response, North Korea state media said: “The DPRK, as a state party to the BWC, maintains its consistent stand to oppose development, manufacture, stockpiling and possession of biological weapons.
US and South Korea meet for winter drill on North Korea's doorstep
Wed, December 20, 2017The winter training exercise originally was designed to prepare for possible North Korea attacks and is annually held by soldiers of South Korea's and the U.S. Marine Corps
A South Korean Marine aims his rifle on a snowy hill during a joint winter drill with US Marines in Pyeongchang
“The more the US clings to the anti-DPRK stifling move, the more hardened the determination of our entire military personnel and people to take revenge will be.”
The comments come as the United Nations Security Council imposed tough new sanctions on North Korea after its continued missile testing.
The resolution seeks to ban nearly 90 percent of refined petroleum product exports to North Korea. The resolution also bans exports of industrial equipment, machinery, transportation vehicles and industrial metals to North Korea.
Mr Trump tweeted: “The United Nations Security Council just voted 15-0 in favour of additional Sanctions on North Korea. The World wants Peace, not Death!”
