North Korea threatened Tuesday to take a “resolute and decisive military
step” against Japan while it slammed Tokyo’s adoption of a national
security strategy as an attempt to turn the country into “an offensive
military giant.
North Korea reaction four days after Japan announced a security
strategy that includes a counterstrike capability against enemy targets and
also increase its military spending to gain a more offensive footing
against threats from China and North Korea.The Foreign Ministry in a statement that “Japan’s push to acquire
counterstrike capability has nothing to do with self-defence but is a clear
attempt to acquire preemptive attack capability meant to launch strikes on
other countries’ territories.”Foolish attempt of Japan to satiate its black-hearted greed —
the building up of its military invasion capability under the pretext of
North Korea’s legitimate exercise of the right to self-defence , cannot be
tolerated, the statement said.
It further accused the United States of supporting and instigating the
Japanese military ambitions and undermining regional peace and added that
such U.S. moves are forcing North Korea to work hard to complete its plans
to develop new strategic weapons to thwart enemy attempts to invade it.The statement said North Korea wants to make sure it can take a resolute
and decisive military step to protect its sovereignty.
“We will continue to take actions to show how much we are concerned and
displeased with Japan’s greedy attempt to realise its wild ambitions,” the
statement observed.
step” against Japan while it slammed Tokyo’s adoption of a national
security strategy as an attempt to turn the country into “an offensive
military giant.
North Korea reaction four days after Japan announced a security
strategy that includes a counterstrike capability against enemy targets and
also increase its military spending to gain a more offensive footing
against threats from China and North Korea.The Foreign Ministry in a statement that “Japan’s push to acquire
counterstrike capability has nothing to do with self-defence but is a clear
attempt to acquire preemptive attack capability meant to launch strikes on
other countries’ territories.”Foolish attempt of Japan to satiate its black-hearted greed —
the building up of its military invasion capability under the pretext of
North Korea’s legitimate exercise of the right to self-defence , cannot be
tolerated, the statement said.
It further accused the United States of supporting and instigating the
Japanese military ambitions and undermining regional peace and added that
such U.S. moves are forcing North Korea to work hard to complete its plans
to develop new strategic weapons to thwart enemy attempts to invade it.The statement said North Korea wants to make sure it can take a resolute
and decisive military step to protect its sovereignty.
“We will continue to take actions to show how much we are concerned and
displeased with Japan’s greedy attempt to realise its wild ambitions,” the
statement observed.
