SEOUL, March 12. /TASS/. The accidental release of bombs on a village in South Korea's border region shows the danger of the US-South Korea Freedom Shield 2025 drills, the Korean Central News Agency said.
On March 6, two KF-16 fighter jets dropped eight bombs outside the range during the live-fire exercise. The pilot entered the wrong target coordinates, resulting in 31 casualties.
"While this kind of error is a familiar occurrence for the US and South Korean militaries, it must be remembered that this happened close to the country's southern border. There is no need to explain how the situation would have developed if even one bomb had landed a little north of our border," the news agency pointed out.
According to it, the Korean Peninsula is "a place where there is a danger of nuclear confrontation." The news agency emphasized that "it is easy to imagine how an accidental spark" could ignite the fire of "armed conflict" as North Korean soldiers keep a watchful eye on the US-South Korean drills.
"This case clearly shows that the various war rehearsals against us being conducted by the US and its satellites under the guise of 'strengthening regional peace and security' carry the danger of the world's first nuclear war and an explosive crisis," the Korean Central News Agency noted. "The opponents should take the bad omen of the danger of the joint drills seriously and immediately stop the nuclear war rehearsals instead of breathing a sigh of relief," the news agency pointed out. "We are closely monitoring all the military atrocities of our opponents in preparation for any unforeseen development of the situation, in case of need there will be no warnings, ruthless measures will be taken immediately," the news agency concluded.
On March 10, South Korea and the US began the annual large-scale Freedom Shield drills, which will involve some 19,000 South Korean soldiers and officers. Because of the village incident, the two sides canceled the live-fire drills.