North Korea Says South Korea Would Be Target If It Becomes US Defense Hub
Pyongyang said Seoul would face collective punishment if it becomes a central node in a US-led defense system, citing 28,500 US troops in South Korea.
- On Friday, North Korea warned that South Korea would become a "decisive target" for collective retaliation if it serves as a central hub in a US-led collective defense system, state media KCNA reported.
- Kang Chol-su, section chief of North Korea's Institute of Enemy State Studies, criticized US Forces Korea Commander Xavier Brunson for portraying South Korea as a collective defense center, accusing Washington of "openly revealing its gangster-like nature."
- The United States stations about 28,500 military personnel in South Korea to help deter aggression; Kang claimed the country plays "a suicidal role as top-class war servant of the U.S." by increasing defense costs.
- Pyongyang stated it has prepared countermeasures and would "ruthlessly crush" challenges to its security, arguing the U.S.-ROK alliance has abandoned its stated defense mission to pursue global hegemony.
- US Forces Korea did not immediately respond to requests for comment following Commander Brunson's recent discussions about redesigning security on the Korean peninsula to jointly address external threats.
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North Korea says South Korea a target if it becomes US collective defence hub
North Korea said on Friday that South Korea would become a "decisive target" for collective retaliation if it served as a central hub in a US-led collective defence system, state media KCNA reported.
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North Korea criticizes South Korea, accusing it of playing the role of a "first-class war servant" oblivious to its own impending doom, and condemns Commander Brunson's remarks centering on South Korea's collective defense, warning that South Korea will become a target of collective retaliation. North Korea asserted on the 25th that South Korea is a definite cancerous presence while criticizing South Korea-U.S. military cooperation.
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