North accuses US of hostility over South Korean missile decision

In this May 21, 2021, file photo, President Joe Biden listens as South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks during a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House, in Washington. SEOUL: North Korea said on Monday the US allowing South Korea to build more powerful missiles was an example of the US' hostile policy against the North, warning that it could lead to an “acute and instable situation” on the Korean Peninsula.

“The termination step is a stark reminder of the US hostile policy toward and its shameful double-dealing,” Kim Myong Chol, an international affairs critic, said, according to the official Korean Central News Agency. The United States had previously barred South Korea from developing a missile with a range of longer than 800km out of concerns about a regional arms race. The range is enough for a South Korean weapon to strike all of North Korea but is short of hitting other neighbours like China and Japan.Some South Korean observers hailed the end of the restrictions as restoring military sovereignty, but others suspected the US intent was to boost its ally's military capability amid a rivalry with China.

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