North Korea Strongly Condemns Joint Chiefs' Plan to Establish Nuclear Response Headquarters as "Preemptive Strike Headquarters"

"Jin Ui Accelerates Preparations for Northern Invasion War"

Kim Seung-gyeom, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (left). (Image source=Yonhap News)

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] North Korea has opposed the Ministry of National Defense's plan to establish a Nuclear and Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Response Headquarters within the Joint Chiefs of Staff, calling it "essentially aimed at preemptive strikes."

The external propaganda outlet Uriminzokkiri stated, "The puppet military's establishment of the 'Nuclear and Weapons of Mass Destruction Response Headquarters' aims to integrate command over the operation of the 'Korean-style 3-axis strike system' to enhance its efficiency," adding, "Ultimately, its true intention is to improve preemptive strike capabilities against the Republic and accelerate preparations for a northern invasion war."

It further criticized, "In this light, the so-called 'Nuclear and Weapons of Mass Destruction Response Headquarters' should more accurately be called the 'Preemptive Strike Headquarters'."

The outlet also condemned, "Currently, the situation on the Korean Peninsula is escalating in tension day by day due to reckless northern invasion war provocations by the United States and the puppet military warmongers," and "In this context, the traitorous Yoon Seok-yeol faction's recent antics to establish the 'Nuclear and Weapons of Mass Destruction Response Headquarters' is a dangerously reckless military act aimed at bringing the clouds of war to the Korean Peninsula."

It continued, "Now, the traitorous Yoon Seok-yeol faction is trying all sorts of things to compensate for their military inferiority against us, but it is like a chicken trying to break a rock with its egg," asserting, "Their madness is nothing but the bluff of the weak, and the result will only be self-destruction."

Meanwhile, the Joint Chiefs of Staff have been pursuing a plan to expand and reorganize the existing Nuclear and WMD Response Center under the Strategic Planning Headquarters into a Nuclear and WMD Response Headquarters to effectively deter and respond to North Korea's advancing nuclear and missile threats.

Accordingly, on the 10th, the Ministry of National Defense announced a legislative notice for the revision of the Joint Chiefs of Staff organization regulations to establish the Nuclear and WMD Response Headquarters. The revision plan will undergo consultations with related agencies and proceed through vice-ministerial meetings and the Cabinet meeting, with implementation scheduled for January 1 of next year.

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