North Korea’s warning: Seoul-Washington maneuvers have a heavy price

One of the spokespersons of North Korea’s Ministry of Defense announced in a statement condemning the annual exercise between South Korea and the United States called “Freedom Shield” that started on Monday and lasted for 11 days. : Washington and Seoul pay a heavy price for this exercise.

quoted by Yonhap news agency, the statement also states: This large-scale exercise, which is being held by the world’s largest nuclear weapons country and more than 10 satellite countries against a country on the Korean peninsula, may lead to a nuclear war even with a Ignite the spark. Such an exercise can never be called “defense”.

This North Korean Defense Ministry official also said that the country’s army monitors the “adventurous actions of the enemies” and controls the military activities that cause regional security instability.

He added: The United States and South Korea will have to pay a heavy price for their wrong choice, while realizing that this choice will cause their security discomfort at a serious level at any moment.

This year’s military exercises come as North Korea has stepped up its weapons tests in recent months, launching cruise missiles from land and sea and firing artillery near the tense maritime border to the west. On Monday, South Korean and American surveillance aircraft made a series of flights to monitor the situation in North Korea.

Source: ISNA