North Korea Several cruise missiles were launched into the Yellow Sea this WednesdayThis is within the framework of increasing tensions on the peninsula in the face of hostile rhetoric and joint military exercises led by the United States, the South Korean Army reported.
South Korea’s General Staff stated that the launch took place around 7:00 a.m. local time, but did not provide further details as it was currently conducting an analysis, the news agency reported. South Korea Yonhap news. “As we strengthen our monitoring and surveillance, our Military is in close coordination with the United States to monitor for additional signs of North Korean provocations,” the country’s Armed Forces said.
This Pyongyang’s first launch missiles Cruising from September 2023When it tested two long-range strategic cruise missiles with simulated nuclear warheads. However, ten days ago, it launched a solid-fueled medium-range ballistic missile with a hypersonic warhead into the Sea of Japan, also known as the East Sea.
Last week, North Korea announced: He tested the “underwater nuclear weapons system” It was being developed in response to the latest joint naval exercise involving South Korea, the United States and Japan. A spokesman for the Ministry of Defense explained that these activities “cause further destabilization of the regional situation and pose a serious threat to the security of the region.”
Additionally, North Korea’s Supreme People’s Assembly approved the abolition of reunification committees, considering it a “serious anachronistic mistake” to continue to view Seoul as a “reconciliation and reunification partner” due to its decision to overthrow the power of Kim Jon Un. The government is partnering with “foreign powers,” referring to the United States.
Destruction of a monument
North Korea, on the other hand An important monument symbolizing unification with the South was destroyedAfter defining the neighboring country as “enemy country number one” in its Constitution, according to satellite images. Satellite images obtained by private media outlet NK News show that a symbolic arch in Pyongyang referencing the future unification of the two countries is no longer in its usual place after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ordered its removal. Demolition earlier this year.
The monument, which is approximately 30 meters high and known as the Three Letters for Reunification, was not included in the images taken in the North Korean capital this Tuesday and could be seen for the last time on January 19, according to the source in question. It is not known exactly when he was shot. Completed in 2001, the arch depicted two women, one from North Korea and the other from South Korea, holding an emblem depicting the outline of the entire Korean Peninsula, as detailed by NK News.
It was stated a week ago that Kim aimed to send a strong message to Seoul and also to the people of North Korea with this decision. Revising the constitution to designate South Korea as “enemy country number one”This represents a new example of his preferred strategic and diplomatic turn. Kim also called the monument a “trouble” during the January 15 session of the North Korean People’s Congress and ordered its complete removal so that concepts such as “reunification”, “reconciliation” and “compatriots” would be completely removed from the country.
In line with Kim’s public messages in recent weeks, the North Korean leader assured that there is no “reconciliation or reunification” with the South and that in case of war, this should also be clearly stated in the Magna Carta. “The question of the occupation, suppression and complete recovery of the Republic of Korea (the official name of the South) is being considered.”