US EditionNorth Korea Warns of 'Resolute Counteraction' over US-South Korea Drills
KOREAN PENINSULA, AUG 10 – North Korea's Defense Minister warned of resolute countermeasures against the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise, calling it a direct military provocation that threatens regional security, officials said.
- North Korea's Defense Minister No Kwang-chol warned on August 11 that Pyongyang will exercise self-defense against the planned South Korea-US Ulchi Freedom Shield military exercise.
- The warning followed North Korea denouncing the large-scale 11-day South Korea-US drills scheduled from August 18 to 28 as a direct military provocation that destabilizes regional security.
- The allies partially postponed about 20 of 40 originally planned drills to September, citing weather and Seoul's efforts to ease tensions under President Lee Jae Myung's administration.
- No stated the drills are proof of confrontational intent raising hostility, adding it is the military’s absolute mission to counter provocations and defend national security.
- The warning signals Pyongyang’s preparedness for resolute counteraction while inter-Korean ties remain tense amid North Korea's continued nuclear development and rebuffed overtures.
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