Also, a statement issued by Seoul was not without messages that seemed explicit to the northern neighbor, as he indicated that the exercises "It showed that we are able and willing to eliminate the source of the provocation while maintaining a constant monitoring posture".
Unprecedented maneuvers and tensions
• In light of the stalled negotiations with the United States conducted Pyongyang A record number of military experiments.
• In April, Kim Yo Jong, the sister of the North Korean leader, threatened South Korea "With its nuclear combat power" If you are attacked
• In August, she threatened again with what she described as "mortal revenge" against South Korea after it was accused of causing the outbreak of the Corona virus in its country.
• Pyongyang It passed a new law allowing it to carry out pre-emptive nuclear strikes in a move that made its nuclear power an order "Irreversible".
• At the end of September, Seoul, Tokyo and Washington conducted tripartite anti-submarine exercises, in the first of its kind in five years.
• These exercises came days after large-scale exercises it conducted US Navy and South Korea off the peninsula.
• The South Korean and US armies launched, on Wednesday, 4 short-range surface-to-surface ballistic missiles at fake targets at sea.
A visit that raised the intensity of the escalation
• September 29, US Vice President Kamala Harris visit to Seoul
• Harris inspected the demilitarized zone between the two Koreas
• She directed sharp criticism of North Korea, describing it as a country that has gathered together "brutal dictatorship" an illegal weapons program and widespread human rights abuses.
• The visit confirmed the commitment United State "Constant" defending South Korea against its northern neighbor.
And in response to targeting it with new sanctions because of its rocket launch, it warned North Korea Than she would have to take "A stronger and sure reaction"According to the South Korean News Agency "Yonhap".
A spokesperson said North Korean foreign In a statement carried by the official Korean Central News Agency, the recent launch of a hypersonic missile was "Exercise the right to self-defense".
Show strength
Political analyst Leon Radziocini told "Sky News Arabia" Since the beginning of 2022, Pyongyang has conducted more missile tests than ever before, testing new capabilities, hypersonic missiles, maneuverable missiles, and new ICBMs.
Radziocini added that the more North Korea strengthens its capabilities in the field of ballistic missiles And nuclear weapons, the more dangerous the situation on the Korean peninsula becomes.
He pointed out that "Missile tests come amid a dead end in Nuclear negotiations With the United States, the talks have been on hold since the Hanoi Summit in 2019, during which no progress was made"asserting that it was an attempt to attract attention.
However, he considered that the last missile test that passed over Japanese territory Emphasizes that North Korea is on an open path of escalation, and the longer this conflict continues, Pyongyang will continue to take advantage of time to improve its capabilities, stressing that "The solution lies in sitting at the negotiating table and resuming negotiations to stop provocations and prevent the region from entering a state of war again, as happened in the fifties.".
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The South Korean-American response showered the skies of the peninsula with a barrage of missiles on fake targets in East Seaalso known as Sea of Japan.
Also, a statement issued by Seoul was not without messages that seemed explicit to the northern neighbor, as he indicated that the exercises “showed that we are capable and ready to eliminate the source of the provocation while maintaining a position of continuous monitoring.”
Unprecedented maneuvers and tensions
• In light of the stalled negotiations with the United States conducted Pyongyang A record number of military experiments.
• In April, Kim Yo Jong, the sister of the North Korean leader, threatened South Korea With its “Nuclear Combat Power” if attacked
• In August, it threatened again what it described as “mortal revenge” against South Korea after it was accused of causing the outbreak of the Corona virus in its country.
• Pyongyang It passed a new law allowing it to carry out pre-emptive nuclear strikes in a move that made its nuclear power “irreversible”.
• At the end of September, Seoul, Tokyo and Washington conducted tripartite anti-submarine exercises, in the first of its kind in five years.
• These exercises came days after large-scale exercises it conducted US Navy and South Korea off the peninsula.
• The South Korean and US armies launched, on Wednesday, 4 short-range surface-to-surface ballistic missiles at fake targets at sea.
A visit that raised the intensity of the escalation
• September 29, US Vice President Kamala Harris visit to Seoul
• Harris inspected the demilitarized zone between the two Koreas
• She directed sharp criticism of North Korea, describing it as a country that has accumulated a “brutal dictatorship”, an illegal weapons program and widespread human rights violations.
• The visit confirmed the commitment United State The “fixed” defense of South Korea against its northern neighbor.
And in response to targeting it with new sanctions because of its rocket fire, it warned North Korea That it would have to take a “stronger and surest reaction,” according to South Korea’s Yonhap news agency.
A spokesperson said North Korean foreign In a statement carried by the official Korean Central News Agency, the recent launch of a hypersonic missile was an “exercise of the right to self-defense.”
Show strength
Political analyst Leon Radziocini told Sky News Arabia that since the beginning of 2022, Pyongyang has conducted more missile tests than ever before, testing new capabilities, hypersonic missiles, maneuverable missiles, and new intercontinental ballistic missiles.
Radziocini added that the more North Korea strengthens its capabilities in the field of ballistic missiles And nuclear weapons, the more dangerous the situation on the Korean peninsula becomes.
He pointed out that “the missile tests come amid a dead end in… Nuclear negotiations With the United States, the talks have been stalled since the Hanoi Summit in 2019, during which no progress was made,” stressing that it is an attempt to attract attention.
However, he considered that the last missile test, which passed over Japanese territory She affirms that North Korea is on an open path of escalation, and the longer this conflict continues, Pyongyang will continue to take advantage of time to improve its capabilities, stressing that “the solution lies in sitting at the negotiating table and resuming negotiations to stop provocations and prevent the region from entering a state of war again, as happened in fifties.”