N.Korea Leader’s Sister Blasts U.S. Drills, Threatens ‘More Offensive’ Response
- On Friday, Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un, blamed US-led military exercises for rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula and vowed the country will continue strengthening its nuclear arsenal.
- Pacific Vanguard 2026, a US Navy-led exercise conducted near Guam from August 29 to September 10, involved forces from South Korea, Japan, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
- Kim warned that North Korea would adopt measures "proportional or more offensive" in nature, stating the country's armed forces would "mobilize all means available" to counter security violations.
- Rejecting renewed denuclearization calls at an International Atomic Energy Agency conference on Thursday, Kim reiterated Pyongyang's position that its status as a nuclear weapons state is irreversible.
- As her brother's most trusted advisor, Kim's statements—her second in two days—illustrate the regime's strategy to expand military capability while dismissing international diplomatic pressure.
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The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un accused the United States of raising tensions in the region with frequent military exercises and warned of a more aggressive response from Pyongyang, according to a statement carried by state media on Friday.
North Korea said U.S.-led military drills in the region were strengthening its resolve to expand its nuclear arsenal and bolstering its defense capabilities. Pyongyang warned of a more decisive response amid rising tensions despite U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to restore diplomatic relations with the North, Bloomberg reported. "It is inevitable that the growing threat to our national security posed by external forces will force our mili…
The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has accused the United States of increasing tensions in the region through frequent military exercises and warned of a more aggressive response from Pyongyang, according to a statement published in state media on Friday.
Kim Yo Jong, sister of Kim Jong One, criticized this Friday the military exercises conducted by the United States and its allies, accusing them of aggravating regional tensions. She warned that North Korea could...
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