North Korea dismisses US, Japan’s pledge to co-produce missiles

North Korea has faulted a recent agreement by Japan and the United States on co-producing air-to-air missiles as aggravating regional security risks and another example of Washington’s push to militarize Japan.

The state media said on Wednesday that at a time the United States is upgrading its military command in Japan, the two countries’ cooperation in munitions production clearly has military and aggressive intentions aimed at countries in the region.

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