Korean Weapons: Korean

korean weapons: Pyongyang has sharply criticized U.S.-South Korean military drills and South Korea's defense procurements including an aircraft carrier, stealth fighters and spy satellites as undisguised preparations for a pre-emptive strike, according to The Japan Times. In a commentary on Friday, North Korean state news agency KCNA said South Korea's pursuit of new weapons systems is an unpardonable act of perfidy that threatens to undermine peace on the peninsula. Military buildups on both sides of the heavily fortified border have come to the forefront with recent short-range missile launches by North Korea, perfecting an arsenal that it says is necessary to defend against new South Korean weapons. ; On Wednesday, North Korean state media reported that leader Kim Jong Un had on Tuesday personally supervised the test-firing of a large multiple-rocket launch system, a type of weapon that analysts say threatens forces in South Korea. South Korea's Ministry of National Defense MND did not respond to requests for comment. In 2018 South Korea's military expenditures reached 43.1 billion, an increase of 7 percent compared with 2017, according to the MND. It was the biggest single-year jump since an 8.7 percent increase in 2009. South Korean President Moon Jae-in's administration has committed billions of additional dollars to the defense budget, which is already among the largest in the world. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.