North Korean state media has stepped up criticism of the recent agreement between South Korea and the United States to strengthen the American system of extended deterrence against the threat from the DPRK.. Reported by Yonhap.

The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) wrote that the agreement would create a new Cold War structure in Northeast Asia and increase the risk of confrontation in the region..

The KCNA also hinted that North Korea could commit more provocations if Seoul and the United States step up extended containment against Pyongyang..

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Last week, South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol and US leader Joe Biden met in Washington and announced the adoption of the Washington Declaration on Strengthening the US's Extended Deterrence Against Threats from North Korea, which includes the US plan to send a nuclear ballistic missile submarine to South Korea..

“It only exacerbates the danger of war, and does not contribute to security. Will North Korea back down in discouragement or develop more powerful nuclear weapons and missiles amid the frequent deployment of US nuclear facilities in South Korea? "

The new article is the latest intensification of Pyongyang's criticism of Seoul and Washington since the agreement.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-in's influential sister Kim Yo-jong recently said Pyongyang could take stronger measures to deal with changes in the security environment..

On Wednesday, May 3, the DPRK Central News Agency reported that North Korean youth held a rally at which participants burned an effigy depicting "

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Earlier it was reported that the United States and South Korea agreed to strengthen cooperation in the field of nuclear weapons in order to counter the threat from the DPRK.. For the first time, the US will give South Korea a central role in strategic planning for the use of nuclear weapons in any conflict with North Korea, in exchange for a promise that Seoul will not build up its own arsenal of nuclear weapons..