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Tensions on the Korean Peninsula are increasing … Is war imminent?

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The South Korean-American response flooded the skies of the peninsula with a barrage of missiles on false targets East seaAlso known as Sea of ​​Japan.

Furthermore, a statement released by Seoul was not without messages that seemed explicit to the northern neighbor, as it indicated that the exercises "It has shown that we are able and willing to eliminate the source of the provocation by maintaining a constant monitoring posture".

Unprecedented maneuvers and tensions

• In light of the stalemate in negotiations conducted with the United States 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 fighting power" If you get attacked
• In August, he again threatened what he described "deadly revenge" against South Korea after being accused of causing the outbreak of the Corona virus in her country.

Pyongyang It passed a new law that allows it to carry out pre-emptive nuclear strikes in a move that imposed an order on its nuclear power "Irreversible".

• Seoul, Tokyo and Washington conducted tripartite anti-submarine drills at the end of September, the first of their kind in five years.

• These exercises came days after large-scale exercises had been conducted American Navy and South Korea off the peninsula.

• South Korean and US armies launched 4 surface-to-surface short-range ballistic missiles at false targets at sea on Wednesday.

A visit that increased the intensity of the escalation

• September 29, Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris visit to Seoul

• Harris inspected the demilitarized zone between the two Koreas

• He has directed harsh criticism of North Korea, describing it as a country that has come together "brutal dictatorship" an illegal weapons program and widespread human rights violations.

• The visit confirmed the commitment been united "Constant" defend South Korea against its northern neighbor.

And in response to targeting him with new penalties for a rocket launch, he warned North Korea How much it should have taken "A stronger and safer reaction"According to the South Korean news agency "Yonhap".

A spokesperson said North Korean foreigner In a statement released by the official Korean Central News Agency, the recent launch of a hypersonic missile was "Exercise the right to self-defense".

Show strength

This was stated by political analyst Leon Radziocini "Sky News Arabia" Since early 2022, Pyongyang has conducted more missile tests than ever, testing new capabilities, hypersonic missiles, maneuverable missiles and new ICBMs.

Radziocini added that the more North Korea strengthens its capabilities in the matter of ballistic missiles And nuclear weapons, the more dangerous the situation on the Korean peninsula becomes.

He pointed this out "Missile tests come to a dead end Nuclear negotiations Talks with the United States have been suspended since the Hanoi summit in 2019, during which no progress has been made"stating that it was an attempt to attract attention.

However, he considered that the last missile test passed Japanese territory points out that North Korea is on an open path of escalation and that the longer this conflict lasts, Pyongyang will continue to use the time to improve its capabilities, stressing that "The solution lies in sitting down at the negotiating table and resuming negotiations to stop the provocations and prevent the region from entering a state of war again, as happened in the 1950s.".

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The South Korean-American response flooded the skies of the peninsula with a barrage of missiles on false targets East seaAlso known as Sea of ​​Japan.

Furthermore, a statement released by Seoul was not without messages that seemed explicit to the northern neighbor, as it indicated that the exercises “have shown that we are capable and ready to eliminate the source of provocation while maintaining a position of continuous monitoring”.

Unprecedented maneuvers and tensions

• In light of the stalemate in negotiations conducted with the United States 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” when attacked
• In August, she again threatened what she called a “deadly revenge” against South Korea after she was accused of causing the Corona virus outbreak in her country.

Pyongyang It passed a new law that allows it to carry out preemptive nuclear strikes in a move that has made its nuclear power “irreversible”.

• Seoul, Tokyo and Washington conducted tripartite anti-submarine drills at the end of September, the first of their kind in five years.

• These exercises came days after large-scale exercises had been conducted American Navy and South Korea off the peninsula.

• South Korean and US armies launched 4 surface-to-surface short-range ballistic missiles at false targets at sea on Wednesday.

A visit that increased the intensity of the escalation

• September 29, Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris visit to Seoul

• Harris inspected the demilitarized zone between the two Koreas

• He has directed harsh criticism of North Korea, describing it as a country that has amassed a “brutal dictatorship”, an illegal weapons program and widespread human rights abuses.

• The visit confirmed the commitment been united South Korea’s “fixed” defense against its northern neighbor.

And in response to targeting him with new penalties for a rocket launch, he warned North Korea That it would take a “stronger and safer reaction”, according to the South Korean news agency Yonhap.

A spokesperson said North Korean foreigner In a statement released 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, testing new capabilities, hypersonic missiles, maneuverable missiles and new intercontinental ballistic missiles.

Radziocini added that the more North Korea strengthens its capabilities in the matter of ballistic missiles And nuclear weapons, the more dangerous the situation on the Korean peninsula becomes.

He stressed that “missile tests come to a dead end in … Nuclear negotiations The talks with the United States were blocked by the Hanoi summit in 2019, during which no progress was made “, underlining that this is an attempt to attract attention.

However, he considered the last missile test, which passed Japanese territory He says North Korea is on an open path of escalation, and the longer this conflict continues, Pyongyang will continue to use the time to improve its capabilities, stressing that “the solution lies in sitting down 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 1950s ”.

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