Pyongyang [North Korea], August 22: North Korea condemns annual military exercises between the United States and South Korea, and warns of the risk of "thermonuclear war" following agreements between Washington, Seoul and Tokyo at Camp David.
South Korea and the United States kicked off summer military exercises called "Ulchi Freedom Shield" on August 21, in an effort to strengthen their joint response to North Korea 's nuclear and missile threats . Pyongyang has long viewed the drills as a rehearsal for war.
In a commentary published by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on August 22, North Korea said that the August 18 summit between the United States, South Korea and Japan at Camp David, the resort of the US president, was aimed at creating "a provocation to nuclear war ".
"If the agreements made at the Camp David resort are implemented in practice through drills... the possibility of an outbreak of a thermonuclear war on the Korean peninsula will become more realistic," the article said. warning.
At the Camp David summit, the leaders of the United States, South Korea and Japan agreed to strengthen economic and military cooperation as the three countries seek to show solidarity in the face of growing military power. China as well as the nuclear threat from North Korea.
The KCNA commentary said the current situation requires the North Korean military to "take an active and overwhelming offensive action for a war", though it did not elaborate.
North Korea has announced it will launch a satellite between August 24 and August 31 in the direction of the Yellow Sea and East China Sea, after a failed launch in May, Japan's coast guard said.
South Korean lawmakers say North Korea may test an intercontinental ballistic missile or conduct other military activities to protest against the US-South Korea military drills as well as the summit between the US, South Korea and Japan this week. before.
Source: ThanhNien Newspaper
