On Monday, South Korea and the United States began their largest joint military training in five years. Amidst this collaboration, North Korea on the other hand has already begun missile tests mentioning that the test-fired two strategic cruise missiles verified the nuclear deterrence means in different areas.
From Monday, Pyongyang will begin drilling for continuous 10 days as part of the alliance with the US as a counter-strike for growing concerns from North Korea.
Local Korean news sources reported that the latest test was connected to the US and South Korea “getting ever more obvious in their military manoeuvres against the DPRK.”
The South Korean military stated that the alliance with the US is termed “The Freedom Shield” and involves wartime procedures to counter-strike future threats from North Korea and to build a military campaign in the North.
North Korea has been criticising the move by the US and South Korea. Amidst the criticism, the military from South Korea made a clear statement that the alliance was a defensive one with a combined operational plan as its foundation.
North Korea has repeatedly threatened “Extreme” action as a response to all of these exercises, describing them as preparations for an invasion. Many experts have mentioned that North Korea wants to showcase these missile liftoffs as a defensive act against the alliance.
Monday, the Pyongyang foreign ministry issued a statement criticising the United States for “the US vicious ‘human rights racket.” The statement was made in response to a press release from Washington announcing the United States would host a United Nations meeting this week to discuss abuses in North Korea.
North Korea declared itself an “irreversible” nuclear power last year, firing a record number of missiles. Additionally, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un issued an order last week instructing his military to intensify drills in preparation for a “real war.”
Local news sources reported on Sunday that the nation had also decided to implement significant and practical measures to prevent war. At a meeting of the party that KIM Jong Un presided over, the decision was made.
Washington has over and over rehashed that it is focused on shielding Soth Korea, including utilizing the full scope of its tactical abilities, including atomic.
The local news sources reported on Monday that North Korea conducted a test firing of two strategic cruise missiles from a submarine on Sunday.
The missile launch occurs as military exercises between the United States and South Korea prepare to begin. The term “strategic” is mostly used to describe nuclear-capable weapons, which raises new questions.
The local news sources said that the submarine missile test proved that the system was reliable and tested submarine units’ underwater offensive operations.
“The US imperialists and the South Korean puppet forces are getting ever more undisguised in their anti-DPRK military manoeuvres,” according to local news the purpose of the submarine launches was to demonstrate North Korea’s determination to maintain control.
The strategic cruise missiles were launched early on Sunday from the “8.24 Yongung” submarine in the waters off Korea’s east coast. Before hitting a sea target, the missiles travelled approximately 1,500 kilometers.
The 8.24 Yongung (August 24th Hero) is the only known experimental ballistic missile submarine in North Korea’s extensive submarine fleet. The nation has stated that it is developing an operational submarine carrying ballistic missiles.
