South Korea to be target for retaliation if its role in US military strategy grows, KCNA reports
North Korean official Kang Chol Su says South Korea has become a 'decisive center for collective defense' in line with US strategic interests.
North Korea has warned that South Korea could become a target for retaliation if its role in US military strategy continues to grow, according to TASS, citing North Korea's KCNA news agency.
Kang Chol Su, a department director at North Korea's Institute of Enemy State Studies, said South Korea had emerged as a ‘decisive center for collective defense’ in line with US strategic interests in the region.
The statement reflects North Korea's continued framing of South Korea's security cooperation with the United States as a direct threat, a position Pyongyang has used repeatedly to justify its own military posture and rhetoric.
Tensions on the Korean Peninsula have remained elevated in recent years, with North Korea frequently issuing statements criticizing joint US-South Korea military activities and warning of potential responses.
Neither South Korean nor US officials had immediately responded to the North Korean statement as reported.
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- South Korea to be target for retaliation if its role in US military strategy grows — KCNA — TASS (Russia)
EGazette summarizes reporting from multiple sources; follow the links for the originals.
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