North Korea criticizes US deployment of nuclear assets in South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea — 

North Korea's Defense Ministry denounced the United States' deployment of atomic strategical assets successful South Korea, authorities media KCNA reported connected Tuesday, arsenic Seoul was gearing up for a uncommon subject parade marking Armed Forces Day.

Kim Kang Il, North Korea's vice defence minister, accused Washington of moving a "reckless subject bluff" and stoking hostility by sending a nuclear-powered submarine precocious to South Korea and again flying a B-1B bomber for the planned parade.

South Korean media reported a B-1B bomber would articulation the parade acceptable for Tuesday afternoon, flying implicit Seoul alongside allied combatant jets and different aircraft.

South Korea's subject and U.S. Forces Korea person not confirmed the bomber's participation, but Seoul's Defense Ministry said the parade was partially intended to amusement disconnected its subject mightiness arsenic a deterrent to the North.

Kim said the U.S. amusement of unit highlighted its strategical disadvantage connected the Korean peninsula implicit North Korea, arsenic good arsenic South Korea's "chronic atomic phobia." He called for caller measures successful response.

"We tin analyse specified caller enactment plans immoderate clip and transportation them out," helium said, vowing to proceed improving the country's "powerful warfare deterrent," according to KCNA.

Last week, Kim Yo Jong, the almighty sister of North Korean person Kim Jong Un, criticized the beingness of a U.S. atomic submarine successful South Korea, which docked astatine the larboard metropolis of Busan to get supplies and let unit members to rest.