North Korea slams Japan's unmanned submarines as 're-invasion' tool

North Korea has strongly condemned Japan's development of unmanned submarines equipped with attack capabilities, characterizing the move as a step towards "re-invasion" and a dangerous escalation of regional tensions.

According to North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Japan has "already removed the safety devices" on its military, and the only remaining action is to "pull the trigger towards the goal of re-invasion." The commentary, titled 'Japan's overseas invasion is not fiction but reality,' asserted that Japan aims to "expand the flames of invasion" by hiding attack assets like unmanned submarines near the coastlines of neighboring countries, including North Korea, to launch preemptive strikes.

KCNA further pointed to Japan's development of long-range missiles and its acquisition of U.S. Tomahawk missiles as evidence that the nation's military is rapidly evolving into a "thoroughly offensive, invasion-oriented" force, capable of conducting warfare at any moment. The agency stated that Japan's military is being configured for forward deployment and practical combat readiness.

North Korea issued a stern warning, stating that "those who cannot learn from the past will inevitably repeat their mistakes." The commentary invoked Japan's history as a "war criminal nation" and a "defeated nation," implying that further aggression would lead to dire consequences.