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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Audrey Liza M. Nolasco

THE TRUTH ABOUT: North korea warns south could be a decisive target if it becomes us defence hub with 28 500 troops - Caught on Camera

North Korea warns South Korea could become a major retaliation target if it expands its role as a US defence hub hosting 28,500 American troops (Credit: Duma.gov.ru/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS)

North Korea has warned that South Korea could become a 'decisive target' for collective retaliation if it develops into a central hub for a US-led collective defence system, accusing Washington of turning its ally into a platform for overseas military operations.

The warning, issued on Friday, 25 September, came in a commentary carried by North Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency, or KCNA. It cited recent remarks by Gen. Xavier Brunson, commander of US Forces Korea, about the evolving US-South Korea defence structure.

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