What the North Korean government says is its newly built intercontinental ballistic missile, the Hwasong-17, is seen during a military parade to mark the 90th anniversary of North Korea's army at the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, on April 25, 2022. Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP
North Korea vowed on Dec. 20 to take a “resolute and decisive military step” against what it calls Japan’s “dangerous choice” to adopt a new national security and defense strategy that includes plans for a military buildup.
North Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that Japan’s national security strategy formalized a “new line of aggression” that will change the security environment in East Asia, the state-run Korean Central News Agency reported.
