North Korea Warns U.S. Military Buildup in Japan Risks Clash
KCNA said the command added 215 personnel and warned that U.S.-Japan-South Korea drills are raising the risk of conflict on the Korean Peninsula.
- On Friday, North Korea criticized the United States Forces Japan for increasing troop numbers aimed at improving coordination with Japan's Self-Defense Forces, claiming the expansion escalates regional tensions.
- Lieutenant General Stephen Jost, commander of USFJ, confirmed adding 215 personnel to "help strengthen its command structure" and stressed the need for "a constant state of preparedness" regarding potential regional crises.
- Pyongyang denounced the move, describing USFJ as "a war command center" with a "sinister" plan for all-out war and claimed North Korea would be "the first target" of these operations.
- Separately, North Korea accused NATO on Saturday of preparing for war by expanding military fuel infrastructure across Europe, saying the alliance is becoming a more aggressive military bloc.
- South Korea's Unification Ministry stated these claims repeat Pyongyang's longstanding argument that military cooperation among the United States, South Korea, and Japan, including the Freedom Edge exercise, justifies its nuclear weapons program.
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North Korea state media says expansion of U.S. Forces Japan raises risk of Korean peninsula clash
A KCNA editorial has said the increase in U.S. Forces Japan personnel showed it was becoming a full-fledged "war command" and accused Washington of preparing for conflict.
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