North Korea threatens ‘unforeseen disaster’ over alleged US spy plane flights



News North Korea threatens ‘unforeseen disaster’ over alleged US spy plane flights Accusations of espionage follow DPRK satellite launch and warnings against US and ROK ‘intrusions’ into territory Joon Ha Park \| Shreyas Reddy May 31, 2024 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON An RC-135U Combat Sent aircraft flies a training mission \| Image: U.S. Air Force North Korea has threatened to inflict “unforeseen disaster” on the U.S. over its deployment of a reconnaissance aircraft to monitor its activities, warning that such “hostile” acts will lead Pyongyang to further accelerate military development. In a commentary released on Friday, the state-owned Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) accused Washington of carrying out “air espionage” using an RC-135U aircraft that took off from Japan two days earlier. Noting that the U.S. has only two RC-135U planes that provide strategic information, the commentary stated the aircraft’s monitoring of North Korea was the result of “the directions of top executives of © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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North Korea threatens ‘unforeseen disaster’ over alleged US spy plane flights

Accusations of espionage follow DPRK satellite launch and warnings against US and ROK ‘intrusions’ into territory

Joon Ha Park | Shreyas Reddy May 31, 2024

North Korea threatens ‘unforeseen disaster’ over alleged US spy plane flights

An RC-135U Combat Sent aircraft flies a training mission | Image: U.S. Air Force

North Korea has threatened to inflict “unforeseen disaster” on the U.S. over its deployment of a reconnaissance aircraft to monitor its activities, warning that such “hostile” acts will lead Pyongyang to further accelerate military development.

In a commentary released on Friday, the state-owned Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) accused Washington of carrying out “air espionage” using an RC-135U aircraft that took off from Japan two days earlier.

Noting that the U.S. has only two RC-135U planes that provide strategic information, the commentary stated the aircraft’s monitoring of North Korea was the result of “the directions of top executives of

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Shreyas Reddy is the Lead Correspondent at NK News, based in Seoul. He previously worked as a researcher at BBC Monitoring, where his work focused on news and key people and organizations from the Korean Peninsula, Japan, Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Follow him on Twitter.

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