A brief history of "declarations of war" against North Korea



Analysis A brief history of “declarations of war” against North Korea State media frequently accuses the DPRK's enemies of casus belli Hamish Macdonald September 25, 2017 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON NK Pro North Korea’s foreign minister Ri Yong Ho claimed in New York on Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump had declared war on his country and that the DPRK now has the right to respond by shooting down U.S. aircraft outside of its territory. This declaration of war – Ri claimed – came in the form of a tweet by Trump on September 24. “Just heard Foreign Minister of North Korea speak at U.N. If he echoes thoughts of Little Rocket Man, they won’t be around much longer!” Trump’s post on Twitter last week read. The North Korean leadership was, predictably, © 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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A brief history of “declarations of war” against North Korea

State media frequently accuses the DPRK's enemies of casus belli

Hamish Macdonald September 25, 2017

A brief history of “declarations of war” against North Korea

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North Korea’s foreign minister Ri Yong Ho claimed in New York on Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump had declared war on his country and that the DPRK now has the right to respond by shooting down U.S. aircraft outside of its territory.

This declaration of war – Ri claimed – came in the form of a tweet by Trump on September 24.

“Just heard Foreign Minister of North Korea speak at U.N. If he echoes thoughts of Little Rocket Man, they won’t be around much longer!” Trump’s post on Twitter last week read.

The North Korean leadership was, predictably,

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Hamish Macdonald

Hamish Macdonald is an Associate Fellow at RUSI who formerly worked on Project SANDSTONE and formerly a journalist and researcher who has focused uniquely on North Korea related topics and affairs. He was previously the COO of the Korea Risk Group, which produces the NK News and NK Pro. Specialising in this area, his investigations covered topics including North Korean sanctions evasion activities, domestic economic development and human rights.

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