North Korea denounced a joint U.S.-ROK visit to a nuclear submarine training facility this week as a “nuclear war demonstration against the DPRK,” labeling the allies’ “hostile” military drills as comparable to a “declaration of war.”
The foreign ministry statement released Friday came hours after the allies revealed details of bilateral tabletop exercises on responding to North Korean nuclear use scenarios and the submarine base visit to reaffirm Washington’s commitment to extended deterrence.
North Korea denounced a joint U.S.-ROK visit to a nuclear submarine training facility this week as a “nuclear war demonstration against the DPRK,” labeling the allies’ “hostile” military drills as comparable to a “declaration of war.”
The foreign ministry statement released Friday came hours after the allies revealed details of bilateral tabletop exercises on responding to North Korean nuclear use scenarios and the submarine base visit to reaffirm Washington’s commitment to extended deterrence.
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Jeongmin Kim is the Lead Correspondent at NK News and Editorial Director at KOREA PRO, based in Seoul. Kim covers inter-Korean relations and North and South Korean foreign and military affairs. Kim has covered the 2022 ROK presidential election on the ground, and prior to joining NK News, she worked for the CSIS Korea Chair in Washington D.C. and Reuters news agency’s Seoul bureau.
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