The authorities of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea – official name of the so-called “North Korea” or “Popular Korea” – stated this Tuesday (23) that the military tests carried out last Monday (22) were a simulation of a possible “nuclear counterattack“.
Yesterday, Korean troops fired Short range ballistic missiles towards the sea from the east coast of the country. An alert was issued by the coast guard of Japan. The projectiles would have flown approximately 300 kilometers before falling into the ocean.
At the beginning of the year, the government of northern Korea demolished a monument which symbolized the hope of reconciliation with the southern portion. O Reunification Arc it had been built in 2000.
US provocations
A escalation of tensions in the region It didn’t start today. In mid-December last year, People’s Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile after USA send a nuclear submarine at the naval base of Busanin the Republic of Korea.
According to the North Korean government, sending the USS Missouri the South Korean base could have been classified as the “prelude to nuclear war“.
Approximately three weeks earlier, another nuclear submarine from the USA had arrived at another South Korean base. The last North Korean launch before this situation had taken place in July.
Possible war
Days later, Kim Jong-un ordered North Korean troops to prepare for a “possible war”. The information was released by the state agency KCNA.
“A war could explode at any time on the peninsula due to the reckless moves of the enemies to invade us”, said the nation’s leader.
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