NK leader's sister slams US-led maritime drill, vows nuclear build-up
Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, on Friday condemned a U.S.-led multinational maritime exercise as a "war game" and vowed to "intensify the nuclear war deterrence." She made the remarks in a statement carried by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), days after the multilateral naval exercise Pacific Vanguard, involving U.S. allies, including South Korea and…
Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has harshly criticized a U.S.-led multinational maritime drill, describing it as a "war game" and vowing to bolster nuclear deterrence. Her comments were published by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) following the 13-day Pacific Vanguard exercise, involving U.S. allies such as South Korea and Japan.
The sister of the North Korean leader stated that the war exercise was a "threatening war game" invented by the U.S. to provoke inter-camp confrontation in the Asia-Pacific region, where it competes with other major powers. Kim also accused the involvement of South Korea and Japan as indicative of a "tripartite military cooperation system" aimed at prolonging U.S. hegemony in the region.
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