Pyongyang\u2019s recent ballistic missile tests were a \u201cclear answer\u201d to Washington and Seoul over their joint exercises last week, and the tests were \u201ccorresponding military operations,\u201d North Korea said in a statement.
\nAccording to international media reports, US-South Korean military exercises have long provoked strong reactions from North Korea, which sees them as rehearsals for an invasion.
\nNorth Korea said it would respond to joint exercises by the United States and South Korea with “sustained, resolute and overwhelming” military measures.
\nMonday’s warning came amid a spate of missile tests by North Korea in recent weeks, including four ballistic missiles fired on Saturday, days after the United States and South Korea concluded their biggest-ever air force drills.
\nA statement from the General Staff of the Korean People’s Army said it “will continue to correspond with all the anti-DPRK war drills of the enemy with the sustained, resolute and overwhelming practical military measures,” using an acronym for North Korea’s official name.
\nThe statement also noted the North’s recent ballistic missile tests were a “clear answer” to Washington and Seoul over their joint exercises last week, calling the tests “corresponding military operations”.
\n“The more persistently the enemies’ provocative military moves continue, the more thoroughly and mercilessly the KPA will counter them,” the statement said.
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