South Korea and the US believe that Pyongyang will soon test a nuclear weapon
Her Foreign Ministry North Korea today asked the United States and South Korea to immediately stop joint military exercises in the region, according to North Korea’s KCNA news agency.
“The situation on the Korean Peninsula and the surrounding area has entered a phase of serious confrontation (…) due to the continued and reckless military actions by the US and South Korea”it is reported in a related announcement broadcast by KCNA.
The US and South Korean air forces began large-scale drills today, with around-the-clock simulated attacks. About 240 military aircraft are participating in the Vigilant Storm exercise, which is expected to end on Friday.
The 12-day Hoguk 22 South Korean military exercise, which included amphibious landing simulations, also ended on Friday.
Raising the tone, KCNA broadcasts that the Pyongyang considers that the scenario of a US nuclear attack against it has entered the final phase, underlining that North Korea is ready to defend its sovereignty by any means.
THE Washington and Seoul believe North Korea is close to its first nuclear weapon test since 2017.
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