north korea accuses the US of airspace violation..!?
A Pentagon report cited the US use of reconnaissance planes and drones and said the US was raising tensions by sending nuclear submarines to the vicinity of the peninsula. north korea on monday accused the united states of encroaching on its airspace by conducting surveillance flights and warned that such aircraft could be shot down as long as north korea exercised restraint. A provocative military action by the united states would push the Korean peninsula closer to a nuclear conflict, an unnamed spokesperson for North Korea's defense ministry said in a statement to the state-run KCNA news agency.
The report also noted the use of US spy planes and drones and said the US had heightened tensions by sending nuclear submarines to the vicinity of the peninsula. “There is no guarantee that a shocking accident like the shooting down of a US air Force strategic reconnaissance plane in waters east of south korea will not occur,” the spokesman said. The statement cited past incidents in which north korea shot down or intercepted US military aircraft on the South Korean border or off the coast. north korea has often complained about US reconnaissance flights near the peninsula.
The U.S. Forces Korea did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The KCNA said the US move to introduce strategic nuclear facilities on the Korean Peninsula constitutes a "blatant nuclear threat" against north korea and countries in the region, posing a serious threat to peace. "Whether or not an extreme situation on the Korean Peninsula that no one wants will occur depends on the actions of the united states in the future, and the united states will take full responsibility if a sudden situation occurs," he said.
The US and South Korean forces conducted air-sea exercises this year involving US aircraft carriers and heavy bombers. A US cruise missile submarine also visited Busan, south korea last month. North Korea's statement condemned the so-called US move to station a strategic nuclear submarine armed with a nuclear warhead on the Korean Peninsula for the first time since 1981. In April, South Korean and U.S. leaders agreed that a nuclear-powered U.S. Navy ballistic missile submarine would visit south korea for the first time since the 1980s, but no date was set for the so-called visit.
This was part of a plan to increase the use of US strategic assets to enable a more effective response to North Korean threats and weapons tests to protect ally South Korea. In June, U.S. B-52 strategic bombers participated in military air exercises with south korea, demonstrating their strength after North Korea's spy satellite failure in late May. South Korean President Yoon Seok-you told the Associated press in written comments issued on monday that it was time to show that "the determination of the international community to deter North Korea's nuclear weapons program outweighs the North's aspirations to develop nuclear weapons." rice field.
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