North Korea Criticizes U.S. Marine Corps Training in South Korea as 'Confrontational'
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North Korea has strongly criticized training by the U.S. Marine Corps in South Korea. According to the Dong-A Ilbo, North Korean Vice Department Director Kim said that the "instructor unit" of the U.S. Marine Corps' 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force had entered South Korea and conducted multi-domain reconnaissance training for the first time. Multi-domain reconnaissance training refers to training that detects enemy movements across multiple fields and spaces.
Kim argued that the purpose of this training is to support South Korea's "kill chain." The kill chain refers to the South Korean military's response system that preemptively blocks or strikes North Korean missiles when signs of a missile launch are detected. North Korea views such training as a demonstration of military cooperation between South Korea and the United States and as aimed at North Korea.
Kim went on to say that this training clearly shows the United States' "confrontational stance" toward North Korea. North Korea has reacted against each round of recent South Korea-U.S. military exercises, and this announcement can also be seen as an extension of the same position.
It has not yet been confirmed how the South Korean and U.S. governments have officially responded to North Korea's claims. It will be necessary to continue watching how the joint South Korea-U.S. exercises proceed and what further position North Korea puts forward.
Sources: 동아일보
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