N. Korean defense minister blasts U.S.' joint military drills, says will take necessary measures
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Yonhap) -- The North Korean defense minister strongly denounced ...
Seoul, September 7 - The North Korean defense minister, Kim Song-gi, harshly criticized the ongoing Freedom Edge military drills involving South Korea, the United States, and Japan, according to Pyongyang's official news agency. The defense minister vowed to employ "reflective countermeasures" in response to the security threat posed by the exercise, which pushes tensions on the Korean peninsula and beyond to their limits.
Kim emphasized that if the U.S. and its allies seek to provoke a new military confrontation with North Korea, the latter will respond with strong countermeasures grounded in military power, using the DPRK's official designation. The joint military exercise commenced on the day, as planned, despite recent reductions in key Seoul-Washington drills at the behest of U.S. President Donald Trump.
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