North Korea slams South’s acting government for driving military ‘confrontation’



News North Korea slams South’s acting government for driving military ‘confrontation’ State media blasted Seoul's plans to introduce drones to take out DPRK armored units as well as joint US-ROK exercises Shreyas Reddy February 14, 2025 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON A U.S. MH-60R Seahawk helicopter \| Image: U.S. Navy (June 16, 2011) North Korea accused South Korea’s acting administration of escalating inter-Korean military confrontation amid ongoing political turmoil in the country, while justifying its own military development as a necessary response to Seoul’s arms buildup and military cooperation with the U.S. The state-owned Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Friday criticized South Korea’s recent acquisition of MH-60R Seahawk naval helicopters from the U.S. as an effort to boost attack capabilities against DPRK submarines and other vessels. North Korea accused South Korea’s acting administration of escalating inter-Korean military confrontation amid ongoing political turmoil in the country, while justifying its own military development as a necessary response to Seoul’s arms buildup and military cooperation with the U.S. The state-owned Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Friday criticized South Korea’s recent acquisition of MH-60R Seahawk naval helicopters from the U.S. as an effort to boost attack capabilities against DPRK submarines and other vessels. 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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North Korea slams South’s acting government for driving military ‘confrontation’

State media blasted Seoul's plans to introduce drones to take out DPRK armored units as well as joint US-ROK exercises

Shreyas Reddy February 14, 2025

North Korea slams South’s acting government for driving military ‘confrontation’

A U.S. MH-60R Seahawk helicopter | Image: U.S. Navy (June 16, 2011)

North Korea accused South Korea’s acting administration of escalating inter-Korean military confrontation amid ongoing political turmoil in the country, while justifying its own military development as a necessary response to Seoul’s arms buildup and military cooperation with the U.S.

The state-owned Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Friday criticized South Korea’s recent acquisition of MH-60R Seahawk naval helicopters from the U.S. as an effort to boost attack capabilities against DPRK submarines and other vessels.

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