00:00And Kim Jo-yeon, Deputy Department Director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of North Korea,
00:05accused on Friday the United States of escalating tensions in the Asia-Pacific region
00:09through the multinational military exercises they lead.
00:12The official emphasized that these exercises, including the recent Pacific Vanguard 2026 in Guam,
00:18are part of the U.S. hegemonic strategy and strengthen the trilateral military cooperation
00:22between the United States, Japan, and the Republic of South Korea,
00:26whose primary target is the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea.
00:31Kim warned that the escalation of military exercises such as Cobra Gold, Pitch Black, Green Pack, and Super Garuda Shield
00:38constitute a vicious cycle of provocations that forces North Korea to strengthen its national defense capabilities
00:45and its nuclear deterrent.
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