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North Korea warns of ‘uncontrollable phase’ as air drill extended

South Korean Air Force KF-16 fighters prepare to take off during joint aerial drills called Vigilant Storm between US and South Korea, in Gunsan, South Korea, on October 31, 2022 [South Korea Defence Ministry via AP]

North Korea has warned South Korea and the United States that their decision to extend the “Vigilant Storm” joint-military air drills would push tension to “an uncontrollable phase”, South Korean media reported.

Pyongyang denounced as “very dangerous” the decision by Washington and Seoul on Thursday to extend their air drills in response to North Korea’s launch of ballistic missiles, including a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), earlier in the day.

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