North Korea threatens “terrible consequences” after the US and Seoul deploy 18,000 soldiers: ‘We are watching you closely’

In this sense, he regretted that the world is going through a “critical moment at the security level”in clear reference to the war in Iran, while at the same time attacking “reckless acts by international enemies”, which “will only lead to
destruction of stability in the region.

The exercises, which include some 18,000 US and South Korean forces, will last 10 days, with
air, land and sea exercises.

“aggressive war”

“This is not a military game but an aggressive war drill that is advancing while a confrontation with North Korea is planned,” Kim said in a statement reported by the North Korean state agency KCNA.

“Enemies continue to call it annual and defensive, but no matter what the justification is or what the elements of this coordinated maneuver are, there is a clear confrontational nature in this war simulation launched by the most hostile countries at the gates of North Korea,” he noted.

That is why he has emphasized that this “could have terrible consequences.”

“Don’t test us”

“The enemies They should not test our patience, will and ability. Let’s go observe and monitor these closely
violations of security”, he stated, but not before clarifying that “an attempt will be made to counteract any strategic threat to the security of the State”.

“We will continue to convince the enemies of our containment capacity and its fatality. We will have a power of destruction
terrible, to which the enemy will not be able to respond,” said Kim, who stressed that “the recent global geopolitical crisis and complex international events demonstrate that all military maneuvers of field troops (…) do not presuppose a distinction between defense and attack, training and real war.”