North Korea Slams US, Japan, and South Korea Over Military Alliance
Pyongyang has strongly criticized the United States, Japan, and South Korea for forming a military alliance in Asia that it believes poses a threat to regional stability. The North Korean Foreign Ministry denounced the joint defense pledge made by the three countries, likening it to NATO and labeling it as “reckless and provocative military muscle-flexing.”
The recent Freedom Edge military drills, conducted between June 27 and 29, showcased a display of military might aimed at promoting trilateral interoperability and ensuring peace and stability. However, North Korea sees this as a move towards world domination and encirclement of independent states, leading to an unfavorable change in the global security landscape.
Pyongyang argues that the US-Japan-South Korea alliance mirrors the collective defense clause of NATO, where an attack on one member is considered an attack on all. This development is alarming to North Korean officials, who perceive it as the formation of an Asian version of NATO.
While NATO has stated that it does not plan to expand into Asia, the ever-changing security dynamics in the region could have grave implications. With the establishment of the AUKUS security partnership by the US, UK, and Australia, tensions continue to escalate in the region.
(Source: RT.com)