North Korea slams US-South Korea-Japan military cooperation

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By HYUNG-JIN KIM

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Sunday slammed the United States, South Korea and Japan for pushing to boost their trilateral military cooperation targeting the North, warning that the move is prompting urgent calls for the country to reinforce its military capability.

North Korea has long cited what it calls hostility by the United States and its allies as a reason to pursue a nuclear program. Sunday’s statement comes as North Korea’s neighbors say the country is ready for its first nuclear test in five years as part of its provocative run of weapons tests this year.

“The prevailing situation more urgently calls for building up the country’s defense to actively cope with the rapid aggravation of the security environment of the Korean Peninsula and the rest of the world,” the North Korean Foreign Ministry said in a statement, without elaborating how it would boost its military capacity.

The statement took issue with a trilateral meeting among the U.S., South Korean and Japanese leaders on the sidelines of a NATO summit last week, during which they underscored the need to strengthen their cooperation to deal with North Korean nuclear threats.



FILE - In this photo provided by South Korea's Defense Ministry, U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, second from left, and South Korea's landing platform helicopter (LPH) ship Marado, left, sail during a joint military exercise at an undisclosed location, June 4, 2022. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP, File)


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[paleotn]

1. A day that ends in Y

[soryang]

2. Yoon's disapproval rating rises above 50% in South Korea after Madrid

The more Yoon concedes to politically unpopular Japan, the lower his approval rating will go. Now at 45 percent. His performance at Madrid was viewed as a national humiliation.

[Martin68]

3. Yawn. This sounds like a broken record (for those of you who even know what that means.)

[LudwigPastorius]

4. Isn't it about time Kim Jong Un died from botched liposuction surgery?

[Evolve Dammit]

5. I would love to see the day when the two countries could re-unite and dictators are gone. n/t

[Turbineguy]

6. Watch out Kim!

Those wily Japanese want to steal your misery, poverty and starvation!