Chosun Sinbo: US-South Korea Joint Military Exercises Bring the Peninsula to the Brink of War Again
On August 19, Xinhua News Agency reported from Pyongyang (Reporter Wang Tianliao) that the Korean Central News Agency commented on the 19th, stating that the "Ulchi Freedom Shield" joint military exercise by the U.S. and South Korea poses a direct threat to the security environment of North Korea and the region, bringing the already dire situation on the Korean Peninsula to the "critical point" of potential war outbreak.
The commentary noted that the U.S.-South Korea joint military exercises are becoming increasingly dangerous, with all components such as content, form, scale, and training methods continuously escalating. The aim is to enhance the realism of war exercises against North Korea and to gain an advantage in the security landscape of the Korean Peninsula and the region. South Korea has not only become a training ground for the U.S.-South Korea military alliance but is also gradually turning into a gathering place for multinational invasion forces and a rehearsal site for modern warfare.
The commentary pointed out that in response to increasingly destructive threat actions from the enemy, North Korea needs to counter with further upgraded new forces. Enemies that infringe upon and threaten North Korea's sovereignty and security will always be locked within the range of retaliatory targets.
The U.S. and South Korean military are scheduled to hold the large-scale joint military exercise "Ulchi Freedom Shield" from the 17th to the 27th.
The U.S. and South Korean Armed Forces are conducting joint military exercises from August 17 to 27, which North Korea views as a direct threat to its security. This situation has escalated tensions on the Korean Peninsula, bringing it to a critical point of potential conflict. North Korea has expressed that these exercises are increasingly dangerous and provocative.
- U.S.-South Korea joint military exercises are ongoing from August 17 to 27.
- The exercises are seen as a direct threat to North Korea.
- The situation on the Korean Peninsula is described as nearing a critical point of potential war.
- North Korea perceives the exercises as increasingly dangerous and provocative.