Kim Yo Jong Blames US Drills for Rising Tensions
- On Friday, Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un, blamed US-led military exercises for rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula and vowed the country will continue strengthening its nuclear arsenal.
- Pacific Vanguard 2026, a US Navy-led exercise conducted near Guam from August 29 to September 10, involved forces from South Korea, Japan, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
- Kim warned that North Korea would adopt measures "proportional or more offensive" in nature, stating the country's armed forces would "mobilize all means available" to counter security violations.
- Rejecting renewed denuclearization calls at an International Atomic Energy Agency conference on Thursday, Kim reiterated Pyongyang's position that its status as a nuclear weapons state is irreversible.
- As her brother's most trusted advisor, Kim's statements—her second in two days—illustrate the regime's strategy to expand military capability while dismissing international diplomatic pressure.
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N. Korea leader’s sister blasts US‑led drills, threatens ‘more offensive’ nuclear‑deterrence steps
SEOUL, Sept 18 — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister accused the United States of escalating regional tensions through frequent military drills and warned of a...
The North Korean leader's sister attacked heavily from Pyongyang against U.S. military maneuvers.
Kim Yo Jong threatens ‘more offensive’ response to US military drills in Pacific
Kim Yo Jong warned that North Korea may take “more offensive” actions in response to U.S.-led multinational military exercises and pledged there will “never ever” be a change in Pyongyang’s efforts to strengthen its nuclear deterrent. In a statement published by the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Thursday, the powerful sister of leader […]
Kim Yo-jong, Director of the General Affairs Department of the Workers' Party of Korea, described the U.S.-led multinational joint military exercises involving South Korea as "threatening war games" and stated that "reactive actions exceeding proportionality are necessary." In a statement referring to the U.S.-led multinational maritime joint exercise 'Pacific Vanguard 2026,' Director Kim said, "Thoroughly the United States
North Korea took issue with the U.S.-led multinational military exercises in the Asia-Pacific region in which South Korea participated and threatened to further escalate its response. In a statement released on the 17th by the Korean Central News Agency, Kim Yo-jong, Vice Department Director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, described the U.S.-led multinational maritime exercise "Pacific Vanguard 2026" as "another threaten…
Kim Yo Jong warns of stronger response to US drills
The powerful sister of Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) leader Kim Jong Un has accused the United States of escalating regional tensions through frequent military drills and warned of a "more offensive" response from Pyongyang, according to a statement published by state media on Friday. "The present situation, in which new records are set in terms of practical action hostile toward the DPRK, stresses the need to break records in our…
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