US Army M109A6 Paladin self-propelled howitzers of the Second Infantry Division of the US Forces Korea attend a live firing drill at the US army’s Rodriguez range in Pocheon, South Korea (AFP Photo / Kim Hong-Ji / Pool)
Pyongyang has slammed the largest US-led military drills to be conducted close to North Korea’s borders as rattling the saber. Many see the move as a US pretext to step-up presence in the region with a view to containing China’s influence.
The drills threaten to bring “a new cloud of war to the region” said North Korea’s Defense Ministry on Thursday.
“The North’s people and military are intensely watching the trilateral military drill,”
said ruling party newspaper Rodong Sinmun. It also urged the US to stop
“reckless provocation”
in the region.
South Korea, Japan and the US are participating in the military drills that will span two days, involving destroyers, helicopters and nuclear-powered US aircraft carrier George Washington. Seoul has issued a statement saying that the drills will focus on humanitarian operations such as search and rescue missions.
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