Pyongyang: The Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK) denounced a joint drill by the United States, Japan, and South Korea yesterday, calling such trilateral military manoeuvres main danger factors that heighten the level of military tension on the Korean Peninsula and in its vicinity.

According to Nam News Network, on Friday, the United States, Japan, and South Korea waged a provocative tripartite joint air drill by mobilising various kinds of combat bombers, including the strategic bomber B-52H, over the Korean Peninsula and its vicinity, a statement by the chief of the Policy Office of the Ministry of National Defence was quoted.

The military alliances between the United States and Japan and between the United States and South Korea have completely transformed into a nuclear-based triangular military alliance. The tripartite military cooperation, being promoted in all spheres, indicates that the long-running instability and tension on the Korean Peninsula can lead to an unpredictable phase of military confrontation at any moment, the statement added.