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Missile fire from North Korea: the country wants to increase “theaters of tension in which the Americans must intervene” according to historian Pierre Rigoulot
Missile fire from North Korea: the country wants to increase “theaters of tension in which the Americans must intervene” according to historian Pierre Rigoulot – (franceinfo)
North Korea fired a curtain of shells on the morning of January 5, more than 200 in 2 hours. All were lost at sea, but it was a “provocation” for South Korea. Pierre Rigoulot, historian, communist specialist and author of “North Korea, Rogue State”, was the guest of 12/13 info to talk about it.
Pierre Rigoulot highlights a situation “very tense” between North Korea and South Korea. “North Korea has chosen to be on the side of Russia, at war in Ukraine and we saw it with the sending of military equipment to the front”, he explains. For him, North Korea wants to see the Americans worried about the multiplication of “theaters of tension in which they must intervene.”
The two countries are still at war
“In previous years, we had a formula in Pyongyang that made people shudder: we promised to drown the South Korean capital under an ocean of flames. I believe that the South Koreans are perfectly accustomed to this kind of warlike rhetoric. They announce simply that we must not forget that they are also a great military power and that the United States is very close and supports them”, indicates Pierre Rigoulot. The historian recalls that the Americans have 30,000 soldiers stationed in South Korea. He also recalls that North Korea and South Korea are still at war.“Only an armistice was signed in 1953” but it never resulted in a peace treaty.
