{"id":76977,"date":"2022-04-03T14:27:06","date_gmt":"2022-04-03T14:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=76977"},"modified":"2022-04-03T14:27:06","modified_gmt":"2022-04-03T14:27:06","slug":"north-korea-accuses-south-of-reckless-remarks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=76977","title":{"rendered":"North Korea accuses South of ‘reckless’ remarks"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"News Desk:<\/strong> North Korea blasted the South Korean defence minister on Sunday for “reckless” remarks about Seoul's ability to strike Pyongyang, warning of retaliation after conducting a record number of weapons tests this year.<\/p>\n

South Korean defence minister Suh Wook had said Friday that his army had missiles with “the ability to accurately and quickly hit any target in North Korea”.<\/p>\n

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The comments drew condemnation from Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and a key policy adviser.<\/p>\n

“His reckless and intemperate rhetoric about the ‘preemptive strike' has further worsened the inter-Korean relations and the military tension on the Korean Peninsula,” she said according to official North Korean news agency KCNA.<\/p>\n

“South Korea may face a serious threat owing to the reckless remarks made by its Defence Minister… South Korea should discipline itself if it wants to stave off disaster,” Kim added.<\/p>\n

In a separate statement on Sunday, Pak Jong Chon, secretary of North Korea's ruling party central committee, also warned the South off any military action against Pyongyang.<\/p>\n

“Our army will mercilessly direct all its military force into destroying major targets in Seoul,” he said. Pak did not specify which targets.<\/p>\n

North Korea has resumed its sanctions-breaking weapons tests with an unprecedented blitz this year, last month firing its first intercontinental ballistic missile at full range since 2017.<\/p>\n

Long-range and nuclear tests were paused when Kim and then US president Donald Trump engaged in a high-profile bout of diplomacy that subsequently collapsed in 2019. Talks have since stalled.<\/p>\n

North Korea will this month mark the 110th anniversary of the birth of founder Kim Il Sung — the grandfather of current leader Kim, who likes to mark key domestic anniversaries with military parades or launches.<\/p>\n

Tensions between both sides are also set to ramp up as South Korea's president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol takes office next month.<\/p>\n

During Yoon's campaign period, he had threatened a pre-emptive strike on the North “if necessary”, and vowed to “teach some manners” to Kim.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

News Desk: North Korea blasted the South Korean defence minister on Sunday for “reckless” remarks about Seoul’s ability to strike Pyongyang, warning of retaliation after conducting a record number of weapons tests this year. South Korean defence minister Suh Wook had said Friday that his army had missiles with “the ability to accurately and quickly […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":76978,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2,14],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n