North Korea’s ruling party newspaper, the Rodong Sinmun, has criticized in a commentary plans by the Japanese government to deploy a land-based missile shi
BEIJING – North Korea’s ruling party newspaper, the Rodong Sinmun, has criticized in a commentary plans by the Japanese government to deploy a land-based missile shield, alleging that the administration of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has ambitions to become a “military giant.”
The commentary Saturday called justifications for the Aegis Ashore system by Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga and Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera focused on North Korea “just a sly trick of the Japanese regime to calm down the growing concern and discontent of the citizens.”
“Japan is trying to disturb the reconciliation and easing of tensions on the Korean Peninsula,” the commentary said.
