North Korea Vows ‘Decisive Military Step’ Against Japan

North Korea's foreign ministry called Japan's new security strategy 'dangerous'

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.