Re: North Korea says US, South Korea and Japan developing ‘Asian NATO’

On Mon, 1 Jul 2024, Auric Hellman wrote:

30 Jun 2024
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North Korea has criticized a joint military exercise by the United States, South Korea and Japan, saying such drills show the relationship among the three countries has developed into “the Asian version of NATO”, state media reported.
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“We strongly denounce… provocative military muscle-flexing against the DPRK [Democratic People’s Republic of Korea],” Pyongyang’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement carried by the state-run KCNA news agency on Sunday.
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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/30/north-korea-says-us-south-korea-and-japan-developing-asian-nato
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The US always finds the money for these things but won't take care of their veterans and senior citizens.

This is true! When I visited Japan last year I discussed this with my guide, and she said an asian Nato with tight cooperation is one of the goals of the current japanese government.