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Kim Yo Jong, North Korea's influential leader, criticized U.S.-led military exercises near Guam on September 18, 2026, warning of a stronger response if security concerns arise. She emphasized the need for North Korea to bolster its nuclear arsenal in reaction to these drills and Washington’s broader military engagement with allies like South Korea and Japan.

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Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, on September 18, 2026, criticized U.S.-led military drills near Guam, calling them threatening and part of Washington's efforts to expand its influence in the Asia-Pacific region through cooperation with allies like South Korea and Japan. She warned that North Korea would take responsive measures "proportional or more offensive" if its security or national interests are violated, indicating a readiness for stronger retaliation. This statement followed her rejection on September 17 of renewed calls for North Korea's denuclearization at an International Atomic Energy Agency conference, emphasizing the country’s irreversible status as a nuclear weapons state.

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North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of leader Kim Jong Un, on Friday (September 18, 2026) blamed U.S.-led military drills for “ever-worsening” tensions on the Korean Peninsula and vowed no change in the country’s course to strengthen its nuclear arsenal.

left attributes blame to US-led drills for worsening tensions
In a statement carried by state media KCNA, Ms. Kim referred to the Pacific Vanguard 2026 naval exercise near Guam, calling it another threatening U.S.-led “war game” and part of Washington’s efforts to expand military influence in the Asia-Pacific region through cooperation with allies including South Korea and Japan.

left describes US-led drills as threatening 'war games'
She said the current situation highlighted the need for North Korea to take responsive measures “proportional or more offensive in its nature” and warned that the country’s armed forces would “mobilize all means available” if its security or national interests were violated.

left frames US-led drills as a threat requiring defensive response

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