North Korea criticizes US provocation

North Korea has condemned a US aircraft carrier's visit to South Korea as a military provocation that could lead to a "catastrophic situation".

North Korea's state news agency KCNA said today that the visit of the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier to South Korea shows that the US nuclear attack plan against North Korea has reached its "most serious stage". This means "the risk of a nuclear war is imminent".

"It is a blatant military provocation that is escalating the situation into a catastrophic and irreversible situation," KCNA said.

The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan and its strike group arrived at the port of Busan, South Korea on October 12 to participate in an allied exercise in a show of force against North Korea.

The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan docked at Busan port, South Korea on October 12. Photo: Yonhap

US and South Korean forces have held several military exercises this year, involving advanced US aircraft carriers, submarines and bombers, to better respond to North Korea's growing nuclear and missile threats.

North Korea has repeatedly criticized the joint US-South Korea military exercises, viewing them as evidence that the alliance is hostile and wants regime change in Pyongyang. Washington and Seoul insist the exercises are purely defensive.

KCNA said that if faced with the threat of nuclear attack, Pyongyang would take "necessary actions" mentioned in North Korea's nuclear doctrine, pledging to stop "the wild moves of the US and its partners to provoke a nuclear war".

"Our first swift and powerful strike will be aimed at the means of deterrence used by the US and its bases on the Korean peninsula and its vicinity," KCNA said.

Thanh Tam (According to Reuters )

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