© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A North Korean flag flutters on the propaganda village of Gijungdong in North Korea, on this image taken close to the truce village of Panmunjom contained in the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the 2 Koreas, South Korea, July 19, 2022. REUTER
SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea denounced on Monday what it referred to as a transfer by the US to introduce a nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine to waters close to the Korean peninsula, saying it creates a state of affairs that brings a nuclear battle nearer to actuality.
North Korea additionally claimed U.S. reconnaissance planes lately violated its air area close to the east coast, quoting an unnamed spokesperson of its Ministry of Nationwide Defence in a press release carried by the official KCNA information company.
“There isn’t any assure {that a} surprising incident the place a U.S. air drive strategic reconnaissance aircraft is shot down over the East Sea won’t occur,” the spokesperson mentioned.
The strikes by the US to introduce strategic nuclear property to the Korean peninsula is a blatant nuclear blackmail towards North Korea and regional nations and presents a grave menace to peace, KCNA mentioned.
A U.S. nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine arrived on the port of Busan in South Korea final month.
In April, the leaders of South Korea and the US agreed a U.S. Navy nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine will go to South Korea for the primary time for the reason that Nineteen Eighties however no timetable has been given for such a go to.
