‘Nuclear war’ on peninsula more likely due to US-ROK drills, North Korea says



News ‘Nuclear war’ on peninsula more likely due to US-ROK drills, North Korea says DPRK news agency slams Ulchi Freedom Shield as pretext for confronting China and Russia in first comment on exercises Jeongmin Kim September 5, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON U.S.-ROK Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) joint exercises 2022 \| Image: 2nd Infantry Division Twitter Recent U.S.-ROK military drills escalated confrontation with Russia and China and increased the possibility of “nuclear war” on the Korean Peninsula, according to North Korea’s state news agency on Sunday. The 1,500-word report attributed to the International Politics Research Institute and published by Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) marks the DPRK’s highest-level statement to date on the Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) joint drills, which concluded last Thursday after a two-week run. Recent U.S.-ROK military drills escalated confrontation with Russia and China and increased the possibility of “nuclear war” on the Korean Peninsula, according to North Korea’s state news agency on Sunday. The 1,500-word report attributed to the International Politics Research Institute and published by Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) marks the DPRK’s highest-level statement to date on the Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) joint drills, which concluded last Thursday after a two-week run. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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‘Nuclear war’ on peninsula more likely due to US-ROK drills, North Korea says

DPRK news agency slams Ulchi Freedom Shield as pretext for confronting China and Russia in first comment on exercises

Jeongmin Kim September 5, 2022

‘Nuclear war’ on peninsula more likely due to US-ROK drills, North Korea says

U.S.-ROK Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) joint exercises 2022 | Image: 2nd Infantry Division Twitter

Recent U.S.-ROK military drills escalated confrontation with Russia and China and increased the possibility of “nuclear war” on the Korean Peninsula, according to North Korea’s state news agency on Sunday.

The 1,500-word report attributed to the International Politics Research Institute and published by Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) marks the DPRK’s highest-level statement to date on the Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) joint drills, which concluded last Thursday after a two-week run.

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