Pyeongyang condemns the US-South Korea nuclear-powered submarine agreement, which may trigger a nuclear domino effect
Pyeongyang authorities on the 18th condemned the recent agreement between the United States and South Korea on South Korea's construction of a nuclear-powered submarine, accusing the decision of possibly triggering a nuclear domino effect.
North Korean state media on the 18th called this US-South Korea agreement a "dangerous attempt" by the United States to counter North Korea, and it is not only a "serious disruption" to the security of the Korean Peninsula, but also to the military security of the Asia-Pacific region.
US President Trump expressed his approval for South Korea to build a nuclear-powered submarine during his visit to South Korea at the end of October. The two countries finally signed the agreement on the 14th, which has caused dissatisfaction in North Korea.
North Korean state media believe that if South Korea possesses a nuclear-powered submarine, it could trigger a domino effect in the region and initiate an intense regional arms race.
The South Korean presidential office responded on the same day, stating that this US-South Korea agreement has no hostility towards North Korea, aiming to protect the country and strengthen the US-South Korea security alliance.
North Korea has ignored multiple UN resolutions in recent years, accelerating its nuclear weapons development and claiming to have become a nuclear-armed country.
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, who took office several months ago, has tried to push for talks with the North Korean authorities. On the 17th, the South proposed to resume negotiations on the demarcation of the inter-Korean military control line, which had been suspended for seven years. The North has not yet responded.
Source: rfi
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