{"id":2418929,"date":"2025-04-02T12:26:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T16:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-korea-calls-us-japan-missile-deal-warning-signal-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-02T12:29:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T16:29:36","slug":"north-korea-calls-us-japan-missile-deal-warning-signal-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-korea-calls-us-japan-missile-deal-warning-signal-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea calls US-Japan missile deal &#8216;warning signal&#8217; &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnorth-korea-calls-us-japan-missile-deal-warning-signal-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2418929&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>North Korea has criticized a recent missile agreement between the United States adn Japan, labeling it a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-johnson-democrat-media-suppress-information-about-more-than-5000-vaccine-deaths\/\" title=\"Sen. Johnson: Democrat media suppress information about more than 5,000 vaccine deaths\">warning signal<\/a>&#8221; that contributes to &#8220;strategic instability&#8221; in the Asia-Pacific region. This reaction follows U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth&#8217;s visit to Tokyo, where he and Japanese officials discussed accelerating the growth of the AIM-120 air-to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/see-it-israel-creates-first-airborne-laser-in-world-to-shoot-down-incoming-rockets\/\" title=\"SEE IT: Israel Creates First Airborne Laser In World To Shoot Down Incoming Rockets\">-air missile system<\/a>. A North Korean defense official argued that such developments provoke tensions and raise the risk of preemptive strikes. The official condemned japan&#8217;s military expansion, which they claim the U.S. supports, framing the U.S.-Japan alliance as increasingly aggressive. The comments underscore the deteriorating relationship between North Korea and the U.S., especially following a failed summit in 2019, and suggest further complications in regional security dynamics as military capacities are enhanced in response to potential threats from China.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">North Korea calls US-Japan missile deal &lsquo;warning signal&rsquo; that adds &lsquo;strategic instability&rsquo; to region<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1934341\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/north-korea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"North Korea\">North Korea<\/a> decried a United States-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/japan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"North Korea\">Japan<\/a> missile deal, saying it added &ldquo;strategic instability&rdquo; to the region.<\/p>\n<p>During a visit to Tokyo on Sunday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth agreed with Japanese officials to accelerate the development of the AIM-120 air-to-air missile system. The North Korean state news agency <em>KCNA<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/kcnawatch.org\/newstream\/1743585036-77357590\/press-statement-of-deputy-general-director-of-general-armaments-bureau-of-ministry-of-national-defence-of-dprk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"quoted an unnamed vice general director\">quoted an unnamed vice general director<\/a> in the country&rsquo;s defense ministry who said the development served as a provocation because the system could be used in a preemptive strike.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3366229\/marine-le-pen-rejects-pardon-appeal-embezzlement-2026\/\">Marine Le Pen rejects idea of a pardon, French court says appeal coming in 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3365518\/trump-approves-uk-plan-cede-chagos-islands\/\">Trump approves UK plan to give up Chagos Islands under ICJ&#8217;s &#8216;decolonization&#8217; ruling<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3365348\/chinese-military-large-scale-drills-around-taiwan\/\">Chinese military launches large-scale drills around Taiwan<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A TV screen shows a report of North Korea&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-laughs-when-asked-about-north-korea-missile-launch\/\" title=\"Biden laughs when asked about ... missile launch\">missile launch<\/a> with a file image during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">news program<\/a> at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, March 10, 2025. (AP Photo\/Lee Jin-man)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;The joint production of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">ultra-modern weapons pursued<\/a> by the US and Japan is adding a new element of strategic instability to the Asia-Pacific region, bringing ominous dark clouds,&rdquo; the general said.<\/p>\n<p>The general then commented on North Korea&rsquo;s enduring hatred of Japan, which was brought about by Japan&rsquo;s colonization and abuse of the peninsula during the Meiji period through World War II.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The U.S. has connived at and encouraged Japan&rsquo;s moves toward a military giant since the last century. It has sharply expanded the application range of the US-Japan security treaty, which was limited to &lsquo;contingency in Japan,&rsquo; to space and cyber fields, to say nothing of &lsquo;contingencies in areas surrounding Japan,&rsquo; in recent years,&rdquo; the general said, further voicing criticism of the U.S.&rsquo;s backing of Japan&rsquo;s &ldquo;counterattack capability&rdquo; and provision of long-range weapons such as the Tomahawk cruise missile.<\/p>\n<p>He also said the U.S.-Japan military alliance was &ldquo;turning into an attack-oriented and aggressive one from A to Z.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The DPRK&rsquo;s efforts to apply the most appropriate solution to control and manage the military tension in the region will continue, and Washington&rsquo;s and its servants&rsquo; attempt to hold military hegemony will never be allowed,&rdquo; the general concluded.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3350843\/north-korea-vows-strengthen-nuclear-capabilities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"NORTH KOREA VOWS TO &lsquo;UPDATE AND STRENGTHEN&rsquo; NUCLEAR CAPABILITIES\">NORTH KOREA VOWS TO &lsquo;UPDATE AND STRENGTHEN&rsquo; NUCLEAR CAPABILITIES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The purpose of Hegseth&rsquo;s visit and the U.S. beefing up Japan&rsquo;s military capabilities was to deter China from military aggression. North Korea&rsquo;s offense over the measure showcased the problems that lie ahead for the relationship between the U.S. and North Korea.<\/p>\n<p>North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump enjoyed good relations during Trump&rsquo;s first term. However, the relationship between the two countries began to sour after a failed summit in 2019. 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