North Korea Military: North Korea claims that around 800,000 of its citizens have volunteered to join or rejoin the country’s military to fight against the US. North Korea’s news agency gave this information on Saturday (March 18).
According to the report of Rodong Sinmun newspaper, about 8 lakh students and workers expressed their willingness to enlist or re-enlist in the army to fight against the US on Friday (March 17) alone.
fired an intercontinental ballistic missile
At the same time, North Korea’s claim to join the army came after launching its Hwasong-17 Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) on Thursday (March 16) in response to the ongoing military exercise between the US and South Korea. North Korea fired an ICBM into the sea between the Korean Peninsula and Japan on Thursday, hours before South Korean President Yun Seok Yeol was to attend a summit discussing ways to counter a nuclear-armed North Korea. Went to Tokyo, Japan.
North Korea’s ballistic missiles have been banned under UN Security Council resolutions. South Korea, America and Japan have condemned the continuous missile tests being done by North Korea.
Military exercises accused of increasing tension
To counter the growing threats of North Korea, South Korea and the US military have started an 11-day long military exercise, which has been named Freedom Shield 23. However, this type of military exercise is being organized after a full 5 years. Such military exercise was last done in the year 2017.
In view of this military exercise, North Korea, ruled by Kim Jong, is continuously testing ballistic missiles. At the same time, North Korea’s eccentric dictator Kim Jong accused America and South Korea of increasing tension with military exercises.
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