North Korea has warned of increased provocations in response to the U.S. deploying its aircraft carrier, USS Carl Vinson, in South Korea.
North Korea is warning against what it calls increased provocations by South Korea. The comment, made by Kim Yo Jong, First Vice Director of the Workers' Party of Korea, comes in response to the U.S. deploying its aircraft carrier in South Korea.
The navy ship arrived in Busan on Sunday, just days after North Korea’s fourth missile launch of the year.
Kim criticized the deployment as a "policy of confrontation" and accused the U.S. of escalating tensions. She also claimed the U.S. is continuing its hostile approach under the new administration.
South Korea’s Defense Ministry dismissed Kim’s remarks as rhetoric aimed at justifying North Korea’s nuclear development, warning that it is ready to repel any provocations.
This U.S. deployment marks the first aircraft carrier visit to South Korea since President Donald Trump’s second term began in January, further intensifying the ongoing tension on the Korean Peninsula.
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