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While the world has been living in a climate of fear created by the war between Russia and Ukraine for months, the statement from North Korea caused the eyes to turn to the region. Announcing that it is ‘simulating a real war’, North Korea has announced its targets one by one.
The eyes and ears of the world have been on the news from Ukraine since February 24. But there is also the possibility of war thousands of kilometers from Ukraine.
Responding to US and South Korean military exercises with a series of missile launches North KoreaA statement came from , which will carry the tension to the top.
North Korea said the tests were tests to “hit and destroy” potential South Korean and US targets.
State-controlled Korea Center News Agency (KCNA) stated in the statement that the missile tests were carried out in response to the latest naval exercises by the US and South Korean forces.
KCNA underlined that North Korea has decided to “simulate a real war” to send a warning to its enemies.
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Ruling the country with an iron fist Kim Jong Unhas signaled that it will conduct more tests in the coming weeks.
THEY WELCOME HARRIS WITH A MISSILE
Harris, who went to see the joint military exercises organized by South Korea, Japan and the USA 5 years later, on the other hand, underlined the hostility of the USA to North Korea and the unwavering support it gave to South Korea.
North Korea, which said ‘welcome’ to Harris, who also went to the capital Seoul, welcomed the senior representative of the USA by launching missiles four times in a week.
Washington has about 28,500 troops deployed to help protect South Korea from the North.
Under Seoul President Yoon Suk-yeol, who took office in May, the two countries stepped up joint exercises, which they insist were purely defensive.
Just before Harris arrived in Seoul, Washington dispatched the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan to South Korea to conduct a large-scale joint naval exercise.
Such exercises infuriate North Korea, which sees them as a rehearsal for the invasion, so to speak.
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