Japan’s US missile venture draws flak from North Korea after Hegseth visit

The comments were attributed to an unnamed official of North Korea’s defence ministry and did not name specific countries. Advancing the deployment of such a weapon used by aircraft involved in frequent military drills in the region that already pose a grave security threat adds a “new element of strategic instability to the Asia-Pacific region”, the official said. “Certainly, the centre of gravity of the US hegemony-oriented military security strategy is changing and it is a new warning signal for the Asia-Pacific regional society including the countries in Northeast Asia,” the official said.

The agreement comes as “the US has connived at and encouraged Japan’s moves for a military giant since last century,” the official added..