Military exercises anger Kim Jong Un - North Korea threatens USA and South Korea with "mighty blow"

For a while it was quiet around the North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un.

Now the regime is issuing warnings to the USA and South Korea - and threatening military action.

Seoul - The radio silence between North Korea and South Korea has just been broken *, and the regime led by Kim Jong Un is threatening the USA and South Korea with preventive military consequences.

Even before the planned summer military exercises by the armed forces of the United and South Korea begin, tension in the neighboring Korean country is growing.

The sister of the authoritarian ruler Kim Jong Un, Kim Yo Jong, railed in the state media on Tuesday: The USA pursued hostile politics and South Korea “insidious behavior”.

Because of their actions, both parties would have to prepare for a “more serious security threat”, as North Korea would prepare for a “powerful preemptive strike”.

USA and South Korea plan summer exercises: Another threat from North Korea

North Korea * is largely isolated because of its nuclear weapons program.

The regime regularly accuses the USA of preparing an attack through its maneuvers with South Korea.

Both countries deny this and have already reduced the scope of some exercises for diplomatic reasons.

Kim Jo Yong's statement followed South Korean media reports that South Korea and the US will begin their small-scale summer military exercises next Monday.

The focus of the eleven-day exercises would be command exercises using computer simulations, but joint crisis management training also started on Tuesday.

Kim Yo Jong warns armed forces in neighboring Korea

From the point of view of Kim Yo Jong, the latter already poses a threat. She said on Tuesday: "Whatever its scope or type, the joint military exercises are of an aggressive nature, since they are a war exercise and a preliminary exercise for a nuclear war." called on the US to withdraw the 28,500 soldiers stationed in South Korea.

The party official had previously warned South Korea of ​​new maneuvers with the USA * and threatened consequences. Kim Yo Jong is considered one of the most dangerous political functionaries in the country. According to media reports, she is now responsible for political affairs with South Korea and the USA. As early as 2020, when Kim Jong started speculating about his health *, his sister temporarily took on major political leadership roles.