US EditionNorth Korea Warns of ‘Negative Consequences’ for U.S.-S. Korea Military Drills
PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA, AUG 11 – North Korea calls the joint U.S.-South Korea Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises a provocation and warns of resolute countermeasures to defend its sovereignty, involving 21,000 personnel, officials said.
- On Aug. 11, No Kwang Chol condemned the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises, calling them `a direct military provocation against the DPRK` and warning of `negative consequences`.
- Starting August 18, the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises will run until August 28 with around 21,000 personnel, and a South Korea-U.S. Combined Forces Command representative said they are “defensive in nature.”
- Around 18,000 South Korean troops and an estimated 3000 U.S. troops will participate, as half of Ulchi Freedom Shield’s 44 planned exercises are rescheduled to next month.
- North Korea will react with "resolute counteraction" if provocations cross its boundary line, as the DPRK said Monday, asserting its sovereign right of self-defense.
- Removing loudspeakers, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s administration has taken steps to improve ties, as North Korea dismantled its own speakers on Saturday.
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US and South Korea combined exercise rankles the North
The United States and South Korea are preparing for their annual Ulchi Freedom Shield military exercises — set to last 10 days starting Aug. 18 — focusing on both cyber and kinetic attack scenarios. The drills may also showcase one of Seoul’s newest air-defense systems. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU0q5nhIbyA The Freedom Shield exercise is one of two large-scale joint drills the allies hold every year — one in the spring and one in the fall…
The Defense Minister of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPK), No. Kwang-chol, warned this Monday that the North Korean Army will take self-defense countermeasures if there is a “cross of lines” during the Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) joint military exercises that Seoul and Washington will hold from August 18-28. READ ALSO:Russia and North Korea unite against the transformation of Eurasia into a NATO feud Minister No, described the maneu…
DPRK calls US-South Korea military exercises a provocation
In a statement reproduced by the state news agency KCNA, National Defense Minister No Kwang Chol said that such maneuvers include the simulation of a real nuclear war and pose the risk of an aggravation of the situation on the Korean peninsula and the region. We solemnly warn of the negative consequences involved, he stressed. The annual Ulji Freedom Shield exercises begin on Monday next week and, in addition to U.S. and South Korean forces, inc…
North Korea slams ‘provocative’ US-ROK summer drills, warning of ‘counteraction’
North Korea slammed the U.S. and South Korea as “military warmongers” over plans to carry out large-scale summertime drills this month, threatening counteraction if the annual exercises overstep “the boundary line.” In a press statement released by the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Monday, DPRK defense minister No Kwang Chol said the upcoming […]
DPRK defense chief denounces upcoming U.S.-S.Korea military drill
PYONGYANG, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- No Kwang Chol, minister of National Defence of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), condemned a large-scale joint military exercise between the United States and South Korea to be held from the 18th of this month, saying such a move will pose a serious challenge to the security environment on the Korean Peninsula, state media reported on Monday. "The Ulji Freedom Shiel
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