NKorea slams US arms sales to SKorea

By Agence France-Presse

Aug 24, 2024 12:11 am

SEOUL — The North Korean government on Friday decried recent US arms sales in Asia, calling a deal to deliver Apache helicopters to South Korea a 'reckless, provocative act,' adding it would build up its own forces in response.

'We strongly oppose and reject the US and its vassal forces' arms buildup,' Pyongyang's Foreign Ministry said in a statement, referring to the South.

Special Operations Unit of the South Korean Police (KNP SOU) personnel take part in an anti-terror drill, as part of the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise between the US and South Korea, in Seoul on August 20, 2024, which runs until August 29. - In Seoul, the city government will be simultaneously conducting civil defence exercises designed to better prepare for any future trash balloons, as well as North Korean drone attacks. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP)

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