SEOUL: Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said the country will continue to become the strongest and overwhelming military power to protect its sovereignty and regional peace, the North’s state media reported on Wednesday.
Kim said that a series of military drills by the U.S. military in the region this year starting with live-fire exercises conducted with the South Korean puppet government are driving the regional security atmosphere into a dangerous turmoil.
KCNA news agency quoted her as saying North Korea will continue to build the most powerful and overwhelming military power to safeguard the sovereignty of the country, security, and regional peace.
The U.S. and South Korean militaries have been carrying out a range of drills with greater scale and intensity in the past months under a commitment by the two countries’ leaders to upgrade military readiness against military threats from North Korea.
According to South Korea’s military about 100 military jet fighters conducted two-week-long aerial drills this month, a
North Korea says U.S. military drills are preparations for a nuclear war against it. Seoul and Washington say the drills are defensive and conducted regularly to maintain readiness.
