North Korean Media Condemns Possible Additional THAAD Deployment as "Reckless Act Driving War Risk"

South Side Warned "Aggressive Recklessness Will Only Accelerate Self-Destruction"... Expressing Caution Mentioning Participation in 'Cobra Gold'

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] North Korea criticized the mention of the possibility of additional deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system as a reckless act that raises the risk of war.

On the 2nd, North Korea's external propaganda outlet Uri Minjok Kkiri stated in an article titled "Like Being Beaten While Wearing a Punishment Stick," "At the annual security consultation between South Korea and the U.S., it was agreed to establish a long-term plan to ensure a stable stationing environment for the THAAD battery deployed at the Seongju base in Gyeongbuk, and they are scheming additional THAAD deployments."

The outlet added, "Various joint exercises and provocative acts such as additional THAAD deployments are reckless actions that bring heightened tensions and the risk of war to the Korean Peninsula and the region," and warned, "Such belligerent provocations will only hasten self-destruction."

It also expressed vigilance by mentioning South Korea's participation in the multinational joint landing exercise 'Cobra Gold' and attendance at the 'Global Thunder' exercise hosted by the U.S. Strategic Command. The outlet condemned these as "the belligerent reality of madmen obsessed with confrontation against their own people."

Meanwhile, through Twitter, the outlet also referred to the article, claiming, "At a time when peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and in the region are more desperately needed than ever, the reckless antics of the South Korean military warmongers who desperately cling to strengthening military collusion with their overlords are foolish acts that bring disaster upon themselves."

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