North Korea Warns U.S. Military Buildup in Japan Risks Clash
KCNA said 215 additional headquarters staff and joint drills with Japan and South Korea show the command is preparing for conflict.
- North Korea criticized the United States Forces Japan for increasing troop numbers aimed at improving coordination with Japan's Self-Defense Forces, claiming the expansion escalates regional tensions.
- Lieutenant General Stephen Jost, commander of USFJ, confirmed adding 215 personnel to "help strengthen its command structure" and stressed the need for "a constant state of preparedness" regarding potential regional crises.
- Pyongyang denounced the move, describing USFJ as "a war command center" with a "sinister" plan for all-out war and claimed North Korea would be "the first target" of these operations.
- Separately, North Korea accused NATO on Saturday of preparing for war by expanding military fuel infrastructure across Europe, saying the alliance is becoming a more aggressive military bloc.
- South Korea's Unification Ministry stated these claims repeat Pyongyang's longstanding argument that military cooperation among the United States, South Korea, and Japan, including the Freedom Edge exercise, justifies its nuclear weapons program.
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North Korea has accused NATO of preparing for war by expanding military fuel infrastructure across Europe, saying the alliance's plans show it is becoming an increasingly aggressive military alliance.
North Korea says Nato fuel plan shows alliance preparing for war, Asia News
SEOUL - North Korea accused Nato on Saturday (Aug 1) of preparing for war by expanding military fuel infrastructure across Europe, saying the alliance's plans show it is becoming a more aggressive military bloc.In a commentary carried by state media KCNA, North Korea criticised Nato's Fuel Supply Chain Capability Programme Plan, which it said would link a roughly 10,000-km fuel...
North Korea criticized NATO's plan to expand its military refueling network in Europe, calling the move a sign of the alliance's move toward a more aggressive approach.
North Korea Criticizes NATO Oil Pipeline Modernization as Blatant War Preparations On the 1st, North Korea condemned the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) decision to begin work on modernizing oil pipelines in Europe and constructing energy storage facilities, calling it a "wicked intent to ignite the flames of war anywhere in the world." Last month ..
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Jeon Myeong-hun = On the 1st, North Korea condemned the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)'s decision to reorganize its military fuel transport system as a "ploy to prepare for war"...
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