In an official statement on North Korea's Korean Central News Agency, future incursions of US reconnaissance aircraft will be met with force.
"There is no guarantee that such a shocking accident as the downing of the US Air Force strategic reconnaissance plane will not happen" in waters east of Korea, the spokesperson said.
Also, according to the statement, there have been previous instances where North Korea has shot down or intercepted US aircraft near the border with South Korea and along the coast.
According to KCNA, the United States' attempt to bring strategic nuclear weapons to the Korean peninsula is considered "the most blatant nuclear blackmail" towards North Korea and neighboring countries. "Whether the extreme situation, desired by nobody, is created or not on the Korean peninsula depends on the future action of the US, and if any sudden situation happens ... the US will be held accountable for it," it said.
This year, there have been air and navy drills involving a US aircraft carrier and heavy bombers by US and South Korean forces. Additionally, a US nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine made a port call at Busan in South Korea last month. The North's statement criticized the US's deployment of a strategic nuclear submarine carrying nuclear warheads to the Korean peninsula, which is the first time since 1981.
The leaders of South Korea and the United States reached an agreement in April, stating that a US Navy nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine would make its first visit to South Korea since the 1980s. However, there is no given timetable for this visit. The plan aims to enhance the deployment of American strategic assets, respond more effectively to North Korea's threats and weapons tests, and defend its ally, South Korea.
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