North Korea denounces ‘aggressive’ US-led joint exercise set to start this month

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North Korea denounces ‘aggressive’ US-led joint exercise set to start this month

More than two dozen countries to join Rim of the Pacific drills through August, including South Korea and Japan

Jeongmin Kim June 15, 2022

North Korea denounces ‘aggressive’ US-led joint exercise set to start this month

Multinational navy ships and a submarine sail in formation off the coast of Hawaii as part of a RIMPAC exercise on Aug. 21, 2020 | Image: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Rawad Madanat via U.S. Pacific Fleet Flickr

North Korea’s foreign ministry took aim at U.S.-led joint exercises and security pacts in Asia on Wednesday, claiming they are destabilizing the Korean Peninsula and heightening the risk of military conflict.

The criticism comes as the U.S. is set to lead the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise from June 29 to Aug. 4, with South Korea expected to participate.

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Jeongmin Kim

Jeongmin Kim is the Lead Correspondent at NK News and Editorial Director at KOREA PRO, based in Seoul. Kim covers inter-Korean relations and North and South Korean foreign and military affairs. Kim has covered the 2022 ROK presidential election on the ground, and prior to joining NK News, she worked for the CSIS Korea Chair in Washington D.C. and Reuters news agency’s Seoul bureau.

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