North KoreaNorth Korea today criticized the United States for potentially threatening Japan and Japan, state media reported.South KoreaCondemning this dangerous move, such as selling missiles, will increase regional tensions and start a new round of arms race.
The North Korean Defense Ministry issued a statement saying Pyongyang officials would step up actions to establish a deterrent force in response to regional instability caused by the United States and its allies, the North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.
Reuters reported that Japan plans to buy 400 Tomahawk cruise missiles from the United States, part of Japan’s largest military buildup since World War II. The Pentagon said on the 17th that the US State Department has approved potential arms sales totaling US$2.35 billion.
The United States also recently announced that it had approved the sale of Sidewinder missiles and SM-6 Block I missiles to South Korea.
“We warn that the more the United States benefits from arbitrary arms sales, the more it will have to pay for the security crisis,” North Korea said in a statement.
North Korea is preparing to launchdetectiveSatellite. South Korean Defense Minister Shin Won-sik said yesterday that North Korea’s spy satellite will be launched this week.
“We seriously warn North Korea to face up to the fact that the international community has unanimously condemned its illegal activities and is prepared to do so,” South Korea’s Contract General Staff headquarters said in a statement. The military spy satellite launch plan has been immediately suspended.”
South Korea’s military said the launch of the spy satellite was a provocative act that violated UN Security Council resolutions banning North Korea from using ballistic missile technology.
Pyongyang officials claimed that due to the “military threat” from the United States and its allies, it would demonstrate “more aggressive and repressive retaliatory capabilities”.
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