Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday warned that U.S. troops were ready to fight tonight, in response to North Korea’s crackdown on U.S.-South Korea resumes.
The US and South Korean troops resumed their military exercises after interrupting the exercises more than a year ago over the coronavirus problems.
“We may remain ready to ‘fight tonight’ and we will continue to make progress in the eventual transition from wartime operational control to a [Republic of Korea]”Order, future combined troop order,” Austin said.
“Although it will take longer to meet all the conditions for this transition, I am confident that this process will strengthen our alliance,” the defense minister continued.
Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Japan on Monday for a four-day trip to reiterate America’s commitment to allies in the region.
The Washington-led diplomacy efforts aimed at unleashing North Korea have stalled over sanctions disputes. Experts weigh a possible compromise that will freeze the core activities of the dictatorship in exchange for relaxing sanctions.
“We are committed to reducing the denuclearization of North Korea, which reduces the broader threat that the DPRK poses to the United States and our allies and improves the lives of all Koreans, including the people of North Korea who are still widespread. and systematic abuse at the hands of their oppressive government, ”Austin told a news conference on Thursday.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister rebuked the Biden administration earlier this week for cracking down on war exercises, which Pyongyang considers an invasion exercise.
“We take this opportunity to warn the new US government to release powder odor in our country,” Kim Yo Jong said in a statement to the state news agency KCNA. “If he wants to sleep in peace for the next four years, he should not even stink.”
Some experts believe that the Hermit Kingdom will increase its missile tests as a negotiation tactic. The country’s dwindling economy is recovering from recent natural disasters and pandemic – related border restrictions that have affected trade.
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