North Korea on Thursday denounced the most recent military exercises between the United States and South Korea as a “unprecedented” war rehearsal and threatened to take “offensive” military action against them.
International security issues critic Choe Ju-hyon said that the Korean Peninsula has become a “powder keg” that might go up at any time as a result of Seoul and Washington’s “frantic” military exercises. The remark was published by the Korean Central News Agency.
“With aggressive activities, our war deterrent will continue to demonstrate accountability and faith in its crucial role, “reported Choe’s words.
In response to North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats, the US and South Korean forces have been increasing their joint military training exercises.
In response to worries that North Korea would carry out a nuclear test, the US again sent nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to the Korean Peninsula on Wednesday.
Choe attacked the US harshly, calling it “a cancer to the global peace.” “because of recent trilateral naval drills it held with Japan and South Korea, two of its Asian allies.
The long-range bombers participated in combined aerial exercises with US and South Korean fighter planes over the Korean Peninsula, according to a statement from South Korea’s Defense Ministry earlier this week.
According to the report, this was the first US B-52 bomber deployment to the peninsula in a month.
Lt. Gen. Park Ha Sik, commander of the South Korean air force operation command, said in a statement that the exercises “demonstrate the firm commitment of the Korea-US alliance and its complete preparedness to react to any provocation by North Korea immediately and forcefully.”
Significantly, the US dispatched the nuclear-powered USS Nimitz aircraft carrier for anti-submarine maneuvers between the US, South Korea, and Japan this week as well as joint naval training with South Korea last week.
Such maneuvers are seen as provocations in North Korea.