North Korea Calls Seoul a ‘Puppet’ for Its Role in US Maritime Exercise
KCNA said Seoul and Washington would face responsibility for any escalation after South Korea joined the U.S.-led exercise with about 30 countries.
- On Friday, North Korea denounced the U.S.-led Rim of the Pacific Exercise in Hawaii as a "war rehearsal," labeling South Korea a "puppet" for its participation as a main component.
- The world's largest international maritime exercise brings together more than 25,000 personnel from 31 countries, with South Korea leading the combined maritime component command for the first time this year.
- Pyongyang criticized joint drills involving the USS Essex and USS Theodore Roosevelt as "military collusion," specifically condemning a joint air drill for simulating "deep infiltration into enemy rear areas."
- State media warned that this "reckless behavior" will trigger a "chain of countermeasures" by regional countries, claiming the exercise creates "unpredictable escalation" threatening the Korean Peninsula.
- These criticisms coincide with North Korea's own naval modernization drive; earlier this month, leader Kim Jong Un observed the launch of a strategic cruise missile and tests aboard the new 5,000-ton destroyer Kang Kon.
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SEOUL >> North Korean state media on Friday called South Korea a “puppet” following its participation in the Rim of the Pacific maritime exercises led by the U.S., saying Seoul and Washington would need to bear responsibility for any “unpredictable escalation” in the region.
N. Korea warns of 'chain of countermeasures' over US-led RIMPAC exercise
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North Korea calls Seoul a 'puppet' for its role in US maritime exercise
SEOUL, July 17 - North Korean state media on Friday called South Korea a \"puppet\" following its participation in a maritime exercise led by the U.S., saying Seoul and Washington would need to bear responsibility for any \"unpredictable escalation\" in the region. Read more at straitstimes.com.
North Korea warns that reckless provocations at RIMPAC will lead to proportional countermeasures. Criticizing the strengthening of military cooperation between South Korea and Japan, North Korea condemned the "puppet South Korea." On the 17th, regarding the multinational maritime exercise 2026 RIMPAC, North Korea stated that the reckless provocations of international rogues will result in a series of proportional responses from regional countrie…
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