North Korea Threatens to Exercise Self-Defense as It Slams US-South Korea Military Drills
Pyongyang said the drills are a war rehearsal and warned it could answer with new weapons tests after two missile launches last week.
- On Friday, North Korea's Foreign Ministry criticized the upcoming U.S.-South Korean Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises as a 'war rehearsal,' threatening to exercise its right to legitimate self-defense.
- The U.S. and South Korean militaries maintain the annual Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises are 'defensive' in nature, with training scope consistent with past years.
- Neighbors detected two ballistic missile launches off the North Korean coast this past week; experts assess they likely aimed to protest the joint exercises or upgrade existing systems.
- Analysts note that Kim Jong Un often uses military exercises as a pretext to expand nuclear and missile arsenals, focusing on advancement since summitry with President Donald Trump broke down in 2019.
- Kim has recently deepened diplomatic ties with Russia and China, North Korea's biggest trading partner, while supplying troops and ammunition to support Russia's war in Ukraine.
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North Korea Threatens Stronger Deterrence Ahead of US–South Korea Military Drills
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North Korea Rages At Upcoming US Drills: “Rehearsal For Aggressive War” North Korea has issued a severe warning over the upcoming joint military exercise between the United States and South Korea, characterizing it as a rehearsal for an aggressive war and that it is is ready to respond. North Korea’s Foreign Ministry described Friday that these planned drills look different, and will be more dangerous, compared to all prior ones of the past-hal…
Pyongyang slams US-South Korea military drills
North Korea yesterday threatened unspecified stern steps against the US and South Korea ahead of their upcoming military drills, which Pyongyang called a war rehearsal that claimed would be more provocative than last year.The warning is typical of the harsh rhetoric that North Korea often deploys ah
Prior to the launch of the joint US South Korean military maneuver, North Korea is intensifying the tone. Pyongyang announces a determined response and could carry out further rocket tests.
Pyongyang accused Washington of destroying the nuclear balance.
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