North Korea Opposes Rotational Deployment of US Forces in South Korea, Accuses Them of "Pretending to Dialogue While Harboring Invasion Ambitions"

North Korea's super-large multiple rocket launcher

North Korea protested on the 16th against the United States moving troops to South Korea for the rotational deployment of US Forces Korea.

North Korea's state-run media, Korean Central Broadcasting, reported on the same day under the headline "US War Equipment Moved and Deployed to South Korea" that the 2nd Brigade Combat Team of the US Army's 1st Infantry Division, stationed at Fort Riley in Kansas, will be deployed to South Korea. The 2nd Brigade Combat Team is scheduled to be stationed for about nine months, rotating with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team of the 1st Armored Division already deployed in South Korea. Photos showing the transportation of military equipment such as tanks and armored vehicles for this purpose were released on the 11th.

The broadcast stated, "On the 11th, the 2nd Brigade Combat Team announced the start of transporting their latest tanks and armored vehicles along with other equipment," adding, "In this regard, the US Army claimed that the deployment of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team is to support its allies."

It further asserted, "Such a stance by the United States only more blatantly exposes the deceitfulness of their constant talk about 'dialogue' in front of the world." North Korea has long claimed that while the US outwardly appears interested in dialogue, it actually seeks to crush North Korea through sanctions and pressure. In particular, it has reacted sensitively to joint US-ROK military exercises and the deployment of advanced weapons in South Korea, accusing the US of not abandoning its 'invasion ambitions' toward North Korea.

The newspaper also reacted sensitively to US military movements through articles titled "US Military Tension Escalation in the Asia-Pacific Region" and "Russian Warship and US Destroyer Encounter in the Arabian Sea."

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