North Korea military He said on Monday his last shower of The missile tests were ‘merciless’ strike practices. key South Korean and American targets such as air Operations Command Rules and Regulations with diversity of Missiles likely containing nuclear-capable weapons.
North announcement Emphasizes leader Kim Jong Un’s determination not to do so back down in The face of Pushing rivals to expand military exercises. But some experts say Kim also They used their training as an excuse to upgrade his nuclear capabilities arsenal and increase its influence in future transactions with Washington and Seoul.
North Korea fired dozens of Missiles and warplanes towards the sea last Week – Turn on Evacuation Alerts in Some regions of South Korea and Japan – in Protest of Huge between the United States and South Korea air force Drills seen by the North as invasion rehearsal.
US and South Korean officials responded that they would further enhance their joint training events The North warned that use of nuclear weapons result in the end of Kim’s system.
The last interview military KPA operations are a clear Answer of (North Korea) that more persistently enemies’provocative’ military moves continue more The KPA will confront them firmly and mercilessly,” the General Staff of North Korea military He said in State campaign statement media.
It added that the weapons tests included loading ballistic missiles with Disperse the warheads and infiltrated warheads underground in order to launch strikes on enemy air the rules. From ground to air missiles designed “to exterminate” enemy aircraft at different altitudes and distances; The strategic cruise missiles that fell in international The water is about 80 kilometers (50 miles) off The southeast coast of South Korea city of Ulsan.
North military say it also Pregnancy out Important test of ballistic missile with a special Functional warhead mission with “Chill Operation Command system of The enemy. This could mean a simulation of Electromagnetic pulse attacks, but some observers doubt whether North Korea has mastered key technologies To get like this attack possibility.
North military The statement did not explicitly mention the release of the reports on Thursday of An intercontinental ballistic missile intended to hit the mainland United States, despite its presence main newspaper published a picture of intercontinental ballistic missilelike weapon like one that was used during last Weekly test activities.
Some experts say several other North Korean missiles were launched last The week was short.range nuclear weapons that place key military Objectives in South Korea, including the United States military Rules there, inside multiplication range.
Later Monday, South Korea military Some disputed of north accounts of missile tests. Spokesman Kim Joon-rak said that South Korea has not detected North Korea’s launch of cruise missiles, and it is also It is worth noting that North Korea did not mention what Seoul considered an abnormal flight by an intercontinental ballistic missile.
this is year”Wake Up Storm” air force The exercises between the United States and South Korea were the largest ever for Annual fall exercises. The exercises involved 240 warplanes including advanced F-35 fighter jets from both countries. The allies were initially supposed to do this run workouts for Five days expire on Friday but extended Training another day in Reaction to North Korea’s missile tests.
on Saturday, and final day of The air force Exercises, the United States flew two B-1B supersonic bombers over South Korea in a display of Energy against North Korea planes first This flyover since December 2017.
Allies ready
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff of Share employees said of B-1Bs in The joint exercises demonstrated the allies’ readiness to respond firmly to North Korean provocations and the United States’ commitment to defending its ally. with The full range of that it military Including nuclear capabilities.
After their annual meeting Thursday in Washington, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, and South Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong Sob issued a joint statement strongly condemning North Korea’s recent launches and carrying Austin. warning That any nuclear attacks against The United States or its allies and partners is “unacceptable and will.” result in the end of Kim’s regime. South Korea military The North has already warned about this using Its nuclear weapons will lay it down on a “path of self destruction.”
Both defense heads also agreed on The need To enhance joint exercises and training events to strengthen readiness against North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats.
Even before the “Awakening Storm” exercises, North Korea test launched a large number of missiles in What she called a simulation of nuclear attacks on American and South Korean targets in protests of Other groups of its competitors of military The exercises in which the American planes participated for The first time in five years. In September, North Korea also adopt new Law authorizing preventive use of its nuclear weapons in abroad range of Situations.
South Korean and US officials have steadfastly maintained their training defensive in nature And they do not have intentions of North conquest.
The armies of the United States and South Korea have been expanded regular Training since the opening of May of conservative South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol, who had promised to take tougher Attitude on North Korean provocations. some of Allied exercises have previously been scaled back or canceled support Diplomacy now on hold on North Korea nuclear program or to deal with COVID-19 pandemic.
For months, officials from South Korea and the United States have said North Korea has completed preparations to do so first nuclear test in five years. On Monday, South Korean Unification Minister Kwon Yongse told lawmakers that North Korea can afford it out nuclear test Anytime but still no signs that like this test The explosion was imminent.
North Korea’s recent weapons tests came as it struggles to overcome the hardships associated with the pandemic.
Russian officials said last The week they restarted train services with North Korea Tracking more from two and a half years of suspension caused from the epidemic. Official Spokesperson of The Russian Far Eastern Railway said the state-run news Agency last Wed An first The train to North Korea resumed carrying 30 thoroughbred horses and next The train was to transport medicines.
In September, North Korea resumed freight train service with China, the largest trading Partner, ends a five-month hiatus.
