North Korea’s military said Friday that it had launched warplanes and placed them on “alert” this week in reaction to a “violation” of the country’s airspace by a US spy plane.
According to a North Korean military spokesperson, “the American plane flew Thursday morning in the airspace over North Korea’s economic zone, in the waters to the east of the country.” ” The North Korean army promptly issued orders to conduct an emergency sortie into the area breached by the US strategic reconnaissance plane, as well as to perform alert guard duty.” “A serious military provocation occurred.” North Korea’s army will not hesitate to use physical force to safeguard its sovereignty.
North Korea also threatened to shoot down any US spy planes that crossed its airspace last month, accusing Washington of engaging in “intensive espionage activities that exceed the level of wartime.” North Korea’s announcement about entering the alleged spy plane coincided with the presidents of the United States, Japan, and South Korea meeting at Camp David. According to US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, the three countries will agree on a military training plan for years to come and will consult with each other during crises.
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