Claiming that provocations of a nuclear war against the North are progressing into a “more dangerous stage”, Pyongyang pledged to take a “corresponding option”….reports Asian Lite News
North Korea on Friday condemned the arrival of a .S B-52 bomber in South Korea, threatening that American strategic assets deployed on the Korean Peninsula will become the “first targets of destruction”.
Pyongyang’s criticism came in response to the landing of the nuclear-capable bomber, a key US strategic asset, at an air base in South Korea on Tuesday in its first known arrival in the South in a show of force against North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats, reports Yonhap News Agency.
“The US would be well aware that the Korean Peninsula is in a state of war by law and its strategic assets deploying in the puppet region are the first targets of destruction,” the North’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said in a report.
Claiming that provocations of a nuclear war against the North are progressing into a “more dangerous stage”, Pyongyang pledged to take a “corresponding option”.
“The US had better understand at an early date that the more frequently the misjudgment is repeated, the more desperately the critical moment of the American continent will be approached,” the KCNA said, stating its nuclear policy.
In September, the North amended the constitution to enshrine a nuclear force-building policy, a year after it enacted a new nuclear law authorising the preemptive use of nuclear arms, calling its status as a nuclear state “irreversible”.
In April, Washington pledged to enhance the “regular visibility” of strategic assets on the peninsula as part of efforts to deter Pyongyang’s military threats in a joint declaration issued by President Yoon Suk Yeol and US President Joe Biden during their summit.
Recently, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia “fully supports” all of North Korea’s policies adopted to defend its national interests, calling North Korea a genuine independent state “unfazed by any pressure of the US and the West”.
Lavrov said his ongoing visit to Pyongyang will mark an opportunity for “substantial results” for implementing agreements reached between their leaders, the North Korean state media said on Thursday.
Lavrov arrived at in Pyongyang on Wednesday at the invitation of North Korea’s Foreign Ministry “amid the enthusiasm of friendship growing higher than ever”, the North’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said in a report.
The visit is a follow-up to the rare September 13 summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin, as the two countries move to strengthen military ties amid speculation over their suspected arms deal, reports Yonhap News Agency.
Speaking at a reception on Wednesday evening, Lavrov said his visit would serve as a “significant occasion of bringing substantial results” for the implementation of the agreement made at the recent summit, according to the KCNA.
Lavrov also thanked Pyongyang for supporting its “special military operation” in Ukraine.