The US has been warned by Kim Jong Un’s sister that North Korea will use the Pacific Ocean as a “firing range” if the US continues to conduct military drills there with its allies.
Only two days after launching an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) with nuclear weapons capability into the ocean off the coast of Japan, Kim Yo Jong delivered the stern warning as North Korea launched two more ballistic missiles off its east coast on Monday.
The US held separate air exercises with Japan on Sunday and coordinated joint air drills with South Korea as a result of the ICBM test.
The sister of the North Korean leader said in a statement released by the official news source KCNA that “the frequency of using the Pacific as our shooting range depends upon the action nature of the American forces.” “We are fully aware of the recent escalation in the movement of US troops’ strategic strike means around the Korean Peninsula.”
She didn’t go into any detail, but it’s probable that she was alluding to the US flyover of B-1B long-range, supersonic bombers on Sunday during training exercises with South Korea and Japan.
In response to American B-1B flights, which are capable of transporting a sizable payload of conventional weapons, North Korea frequently makes hostile declarations or conducts its own military exercises.
Kim Yo Jong branded as “disgusting” and “stupid” certain South Korean specialists who questioned the dependability of North Korea’s ICBMs.
The nation’s first launch since January 1 occurred “at the most acceptable time” given the weather and after US and South Korean scout planes left, she claimed.
Two ballistic missiles were fired by North Korea on Monday off its east coast.
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Instead of disbelieving or being concerned about other people’s technology, Kim Yo Jong advised them to think carefully about the steps they need take to protect themselves. We reaffirm that we still want to hold the worst maniacs accountable for their actions, and that nothing has changed in that regard.
Experts believe that the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s warning that the Pacific is a North Korean missile firing range could indicate preparations to launch further missiles, possibly in the direction of the American territory of Guam.
The US conducted drills with South Korea and Japan after North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Saturday called the Hwasong-15.
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This week, the US and South Korea will conduct simulated nuclear tabletop drills to enhance the performance of American nuclear assets. The annual spring Freedom Shield field training will take place in March.
The drills would be met with “unprecedentedly persistent, forceful counteractions,” the foreign ministry of North Korea said last week.
Fumio Kishida, the prime minister of Japan, declared that the ICBM tests were the reason for his request for an urgent UN Security Council meeting.
The launches were denounced by South Korea’s military as a “grave provocation” that needed to end right away. According to the office of President Yoon Suk-yeol, a meeting of the National Security Council was conducted to assess the tests and talk about preventative actions.
Kim Yo Jong referred to South Korean specialists who questioned the dependability of North Korea’s ICBMs as “disgusting,” as seen in the photo with her brother Kim Jong Un, on the left.
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In phone discussions with his US and Japanese counterparts, South Korea’s nuclear envoy, according to the country’s foreign ministry, came to the conclusion that North Korea’s provocations cannot be justified and that it will suffer the “consequences of self-indulgence.”
The illegal weapons projects in North Korea have a “destabilizing impact,” according to the US Indo-Pacific Command. The US commitments to South Korea’s and Japan’s defense “remain solid,” it continued, and UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric urged Pyongyang to stop provocations that are prohibited by Security Council resolutions and to resume disarmament talks.
After launching more than 70 missiles last year, the most ever, including ICBMs that can reach any location in the US, the North has conducted three known weapons tests this year. The most recent was Monday’s missile launch.
The new 600-millimeter multiple rocket launcher system, which could be equipped with “tactical” nuclear warheads for use on the battlefield, was tested, according to the North. Defense officials in South Korea refer to the armament system as a short-range ballistic missile.
The tests were intended to simulate strikes on targets up to 245 miles distant, according to the official Korean Central News Agency.
The North Korean missiles, according to estimates from Japan and South Korea, traveled at a maximum altitude of 30 to 60 miles and a distance of 210 to 250 miles.
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