North Korea District Of US Military Exercises With South Korea, Considered Provoking Korean Peninsula

JAKARTA - North Korea has criticized the recent joint military exercises carried out by the United States, South Korea, and Japan. North Korea warned they would take immediate action if necessary to defend the country.

Last week, the three countries held a joint three-day exercise, named Freedom Edge, featuring fighter jets and marine patrol aircraft as well as US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington.

"We strongly warn the US and its hostile followers of the DPRK to immediately stop acts of hostilities that would lead to further provocations and instabilities that could drive military confrontations on the Korean peninsula and its surroundings into real armed conflict," the North Korean Ministry of Defense said. November.

The military will continue to provide all options and take immediate action if necessary to control the risks first, while closely monitoring US military activities and its allies, he said in a statement broadcast by state media KCNA.