North Korea and US tension escalated ! Asia’s unstable country in the Now threatened to attack the United States base in Okinawa.
A statement by North Korea president Kim Yong Chul, the spokesman of the Supreme Command of the North Korean People’s Army warned of “military attacks”.
“The United States should not forget that the Anderson Air Force Base on Guam where B-52 bombers take off and naval bases in Japan and Okinawa island where nuclear-powered submarines are launched are within the striking range of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) precision strike means,” the statement read.
“Now that the United States started open nuclear blackmail and threat, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , too, will move to take corresponding military actions.”
The words mark the latest escalation in a lengthy stand-off as North Korea defies calls from the rest of the world to halt its dual nuclear and ballistic missile programmes.
The US government has not yet any responded to the threat.
A news report by South Korea’s Yonhap news agency suggested that the warning appears to be a part of a military drill, though this has not been confirmed by Pyongyang government.
This comes amid growing tensions on the Korean Peninsula and ongoing saber-rattling that followed the United Nations Security Council’s imposition of strict sanctions on Pyongyang over its third underground nuclear test in February.
On Monday, the US said that every military resource at its disposal, including its nuclear arsenal, would be available to South Korea in the event of a confrontation with the North.
Earlier in March, Pyongyang threatened all-out nuclear war with the United States and South Korea after the two countries began joint military drills on the Korean Peninsula. The North also nullified the 1953 armistice that ended the Korean War, claiming the drills were preparations for an invasion.
US-North Korea Tension:United States deployed B-52 bombers plane in the Guam Air Base
On Tuesday, the US Air Force deployed its giant B-52 bombers from their military air base on Guam. The planes, which are capable of carrying and deploying nuclear bombs, flew sorties over the Korean peninsula as part of the military exercise.
The Pentagon in Washington confirmed the B-52 deployment.Pentagon Spokesman George Little said the United States wanted to underline its commitment and capacity to defend South Korea against an attack from the North Korea.
However, the flights were condemned by Pyongyang as “an unpardonable provocation”.
“The US is introducing a strategic nuclear strike means to the Korean peninsula at a time when its situation is inching close to the brink of war,” the North Korean statement added.
The North Korean military does have rockets capable of reaching both Okinawa and Guam.
The surprisingly successful rocket launch in December followed a trajectory similar to that which any strike against Okinawa would take.
Okinawa is 600 miles due south of the Korean peninsula. Guam is further away, to the east of the Philippines.
While Pyongyang has proved it has the range capability, it is not clear whether or not their missiles are accurate enough to hit a specific target. And the country does not yet have the ability to carry out a nuclear strike at this range.
Earlier this month, the UN imposed the toughest sanctions yet on North Korea.
Kim Jong-Un reacted with anger, threatening to attack America, South Korea and Japan. The young and unpredictable leader toured military units calling for them to prepare for ‘all out war’.
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