North Korea warns of the possibility of a “real” armed conflict in the face of “provocations” from the US

MADRID 23 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Ministry of Defense of North Korea has warned this Saturday of the risk that the constant “provocations of the United States” in the region will lead to armed conflict “at any moment” and has argued that this situation justifies the taking of self-defense measures to protect yourself.

“We strongly warn the United States and its supporters hostile to the DPRK (North Korea) to immediately stop hostile acts that generate further provocation and instability and that may lead the military confrontation in and around the Korean Peninsula to a real conflict.” armed,” reads a statement collected by the official KCNA agency.

From Defense they have pointed out that American “military adventurism” has “crossed the red line on a global scale” and have insisted that “military provocations” by Washington “are the source of plunging the regional situation into an irreparable catastrophe.”

Thus, the North Korean Government has pointed out as a “constitutional duty” that its Armed Forces take “self-defense measures to protect the security environment of the State and maintain strategic stability and the balance of forces in the region”, where they exist ” two belligerent sides that are on high alert” and “the possibility of constant military conflict persists.”

“The KPA (Army) is closely monitoring the military movements of the US and its allies, opening the possibility of all options in its combat preparation. If deemed necessary, it will take immediate measures to contain the danger and achieve the objective military and strategic of the State,” concludes the note issued by the North Korean authorities.

These statements come after the country’s leader, Kim Jong Un, accused the United States this Friday of taking pressure against North Korea “to the extreme” and continuing with its “provocation” acts against the country, which that could lead the parties to a “destructive nuclear war.

At the beginning of this week, Kim called on his Army to concentrate “all efforts” on finalizing “preparations for war” in the face of the rise in tensions on the Korean peninsula, while once again defending the need to reinforce ” without limits” Pyongyang’s nuclear capabilities.

Tensions have been rising on the Korean Peninsula for months, marked by North Korea sending hundreds of garbage balloons across the border. In June, Seoul also resumed propaganda broadcasts through loudspeakers on the border for the first time in six years, as well as its live-fire maneuvers near the demarcation line, activities to which are added joint military maneuvers with the United States.

North Korean authorities have also been increasing their launches of ballistic missiles and other projectiles in recent years, operations they describe as “warnings” against the actions of Seoul, with whom they have not yet signed a peace agreement despite the fact that the War of Korea (1950-1953) ended with an armistice, so both countries are still technically at war