N. Korea accuses Japan of building war capability, warns of 'enormous misfortune'
North Korea on Tuesday accused Japan of trying to build up "actual war capabilities" against Pyongyang, insisting its participation in a series of multilateral joint military exercises involving the United States is an attempt to secure such capabilities. The accusation came in an article by Kang Won-chol, an international security affairs analyst, carried by the Korean Central News Agency…
North Korea lashed out at Japan on Tuesday, accusing the country of attempting to bolster its military might against Pyongyang. The allegations were made in an article published by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), attributed to an international security analyst named Kang Won-chol. The KCNA piece specifically criticized Japan's deployment of the U.S. Typhon missile system.
Japan has been investing heavily in long-range strike systems over recent years, the article claimed, leading to a surge in bilateral and multilateral joint military exercises with the United States and its allies. The North accused these joint exercises of being part of a "sinister scheme" aimed at completing its "real war capabilities" against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and other neighboring nations. The DPRK is North Korea's official designation.
This accusation came just a day after North Korea's Defense Minister delivered a stern statement condemning ongoing joint military drills involving the U.S. and Japan.
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