North Korea Warns of Additional Military Options Following Japan's Defense Expansion
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Who reported this
- G1
- South China Morning Post
- The Japan Times
- The Korea Herald
- Bloomberg
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- Centre
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- Right
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North Korea has announced it will pursue unspecified additional military options in response to Japan's expanding defense capabilities. In a statement published by the Korean Central News Agency, Kim Yo jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong un, stated that Pyongyang would not remain a passive onlooker to Japan's military evolution. Kim cited Japan's recent test firing of a US made Tomahawk long range cruise missile and its participation in US led military exercises in the Philippines as evidence of Tokyo's push for military expansion. She characterized Japan as a war criminal state and claimed that Tokyo's pursuit of preemptive attack capabilities poses a grave threat to global peace and security. Some reports also noted that Kim accused the United States of supporting Japan's rearmament and using Japan and South Korea as a shock brigade in the Asia Pacific region.
How each side framed it
- Centre-left
- This outlet focused on the specific trigger of the Tomahawk missile test and the resulting new military choices.
- Centre
- These outlets focused on the warning of military steps and the general context of Japan's rearmament.
- Centre-right
- These outlets highlighted the aggressive language used by North Korea, such as the term war criminal state, and noted that Pyongyang uses these claims to justify its own nuclear and missile development.
Sources
- Centre Bloomberg: North Korea Warns of More Military Steps Over Japan’s Rearmament
- Centre-left G1: North Korea says it will make 'new military choices' against Japan after missile test
- Centre-right South China Morning Post: North Korea vows to teach ‘war criminal state’ Japan lesson over missile test
- Centre The Japan Times: North Korea warns of more military steps over Japan’s rearmament
- Centre-right The Korea Herald: N. Korea warns of 'additional military options' over Japan's expanding defense buildup
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