On April 11, Al Arabiya reported that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un suddenly issued a statement on Thursday in which he made a strong statement that "it is now more important than ever to be ready for war." Since the beginning of this year, the situation on the peninsula has been tense, and the DPRK leader has repeatedly issued declarations of war.
On the same day, Kim Jong Un visited the Kim Jong Il Military and Political Academy accompanied by Pak Jong Cheon, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the DPRK, Kang Shun-nam, DPRK Defense Minister of the DPRK, and Ri Yong-gil, chief of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army. During this period, Kim Jong-un strongly stated that the military-political situation around the DPRK is unstable and uncertain, and the international situation is difficult and seriously deteriorated, "If the enemy chooses to engage in military confrontation with us, we will definitely use all means to eliminate them without hesitation." ”
Kim Jong-un's sudden remarks came at a sensitive time when US President Joe Biden was trying to broker a summit between Japan and North Korea, which Biden described as a "good thing" and reiterated that the US government was also prepared to hold talks with North Korea without preconditions.
Don't look at Biden's willingness to talk with North Korea many times since he became president of the United States in 2021, but in fact he has done something to provoke North Korea, holding joint exercises between the United States and South Korea on the peninsula many times, raising tensions on the peninsula. In particular, during the recent US-Japan summit talks, the United States announced a number of measures to help Japan develop its military strength.
On April 11, Russia's TASS news agency reported that U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged in a joint statement issued after negotiations in Washington that the United States and Japan would jointly develop a low-orbit satellite missile tracking system. The statement also noted that the US government has pledged to begin training and retrofitting Japanese ships to carry Tomahawk cruise missiles. At the same time, the US White House press service issued a statement saying that the United States reaffirms its commitment to Japan's defense and will use all means of US military potential to protect Japan, including the use of nuclear weapons.
In another report by the Russian TASS news agency, it was also noted that under the active solicitation of the United States, British Defense Minister Grant Shapps announced that the United Kingdom will participate in joint exercises in the Indo-Pacific region with Japan and the United States starting in 2025. A few days earlier, Australia, Great Britain and the United States, members of the AUKUS military alliance, announced their readiness to cooperate with Japan in the development of advanced military technologies, including artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, hypersonic weapons and electronic warfare systems, autonomous underwater vehicles, information exchange technologies, cybersecurity, and the development of radars for tracking space objects.
In addition to dealing with us, one of the biggest targets of these moves to develop Japan's armed forces is Korea, and the situation on the peninsula is tense, so it is no wonder that the DPRK leader suddenly issued a statement calling for war preparations. Kim Yo-jong, Kim Jong-un's sister and vice director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), made it clear at the end of March that the Japanese government does not have the courage to change history, seek regional peace and stability, and take the first step in a new DPRK-Japan relationship, and that the DPRK refuses to make any contact with Japan.
In fact, North Korea has not only entered a state of pre-war mobilization in words, but has also stepped up its deployment militarily, and Kim Jong-un has personally participated in a number of military operations since the beginning of the year. On April 2, Kim Jong-un also supervised the first test launch of the new medium- and long-range solid-state ballistic missile "Hwasong-16B" equipped with a newly developed hypersonic gliding flight warhead. The missile was launched northeast from a training ground for KPA troops on the outskirts of Pyongyang, and the warhead landed precisely in the waters of the East Korean Sea, at the 1,000-kilometer range.
On March 15, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that the North Korean leader also inspected and guided the training of the Korean People's Army's Airborne Troops, during which he clearly emphasized that "the main task facing the Korean People's Army is to prepare for war, and all military personnel must have the will to confront the enemy and be ready to rewrite history when war breaks out."
In addition, the DPRK leader has successively observed the test launch of a submarine-launched strategic cruise missile, guided the acceptance and test launch of the "Osprey-6" navy's new surface-to-ship missile, and guided the Korean People's Army in conducting artillery training.