Text/Walking Stuka
The Korean Peninsula has been very uneasy these days. Two days ago, North Korea launched an medium-range ballistic missile , a suspected medium-range ballistic missile, to the east, flying over Japan, causing panic in Japan; South Korea then did not show any weakness and launched 5 missiles, , in response; then, the Korean military launched an ballistic missile in the eastern waters of the North Korean Peninsula. At present, the South Korean military is analyzing specific parameters such as missile range, firing height, flight speed, etc.
It is worth noting that since the US Navy's USS Reagan aircraft carrier ended its USSR and will return to the high seas in the eastern part of the peninsula to participate in the joint military exercises between the United States and Japan and South Korea, North Korea has launched missiles continuously mainly to protest a series of military operations by the US military in the peninsula area.
In addition, the North Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs also issued a media statement through KKUK on the same day, strongly condemning the United States because the United States submitted North Korea's countermeasures against South Korea-US joint military exercises to United Nations Security Council for discussion; North Korea also stated that it will closely monitor the activities of the USS Reagan aircraft carrier in the waters near the peninsula.
North Korea and South Korea throw missiles and deter each other, which is not uncommon. In a sense, since the signing of the armistice agreement, this state is the norm for the north and south of the peninsula - but during this period, South Korea's air force base in the Gangneung area of Gangwon Province was bombed. Of course, this is not something North Korea is trying to do, but rather that the "Xuanwu-2" ballistic missile, which was launched by South Korea itself, failed to take off, fell on the launch base and caused considerable damage. Fortunately, there was no news of casualties.
When a huge fireball rose at the South Korean military base, there were many different opinions from the outside world and people on the Korean Internet were panicked. It was finally confirmed that it was a "false alarm", and then criticism of the South Korean army came one after another. After all, such a serious accident occurred in strategic weapons such as ballistic missiles, which is related to the chaotic military management and poor equipment maintenance. The South Korean military has been in constant scandals over the years, especially sexual assault and abuse of recruits; since the South Korean Air Force female officer committed suicide in 2021 because he was unable to bear the harassment of his superiors, the South Korean military has begun to implement anonymous protection of the whistleblower, and the subsequent complaints have increased sharply. From January to July this year, the relevant reports of South Korean Marine Corps were actually as much as four times that of 2021.
has such a chaotic internal management of the army, and the accident caused by equipment quality is not surprising; during the artillery battle on Yeonpyeong Island, the new K-9 self-propelled artillery was suppressed by the opposite old artillery in the artillery battle due to maintenance and quality issues, and the Korean army has not learned a lesson yet.
From the Yanping Island artillery battle and the Yanping Naval Battle in that year, to the North and South Korea throwing missiles today, facts have repeatedly proved that South Korea's attempt to strengthen the US-South alliance and even not give up the idea of "the US-Japan-South Korea military iron triangle" is seriously threatening its own security. The United States wants to tie South Korea to a chariot targeting China and Russia. Neither of these are the targets South Korea can provoke at will, especially China. Not only does it have strong military strength, but South Korea also relies heavily on the Chinese market.
At present, Washington formulated an anti-China and containment strategy, which is basically trying to draw the hearts of allies. Whether it is the "Chip Four-Party Alliance", the " Indo-Pacific Economic Framework " or the "Inflation Elimination Act", it is all sacrificed the interests of allies. Now that the United States and South Korea are joint military exercises, North Korea is not scared, but has blown up its own base and scared its own people very much.
To be honest, Yoon Seo-yeol should respond well to the current policies. His approval rating is less than 30%, and the protesters on the streets of Seoul are getting more and more day by day. If he still pins his political future on the United States, he is afraid that he will end up like Europe, just like in the world, "the rat in the bellows - both ends are angry"!
